Ghost doctors : absenteeism in rural Bangladeshi health facilities (English)

Unannounced visits were made to health clinics in Bangladesh to determine what proportion of medical professionals were at their assigned post. Averaged over all job categories and types of facility, the absentee rate was 35 percent. The absentee rate for physicians was 40 percent at the larger clinics and 74 percent at the smaller sub-centers with a single physician. Whether the medical provider lives near the health facility, the opportunity cost...

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Chaudhury,Nazmul;

Hammer,Jeffrey S.;
Document Date
2004/09/01
Document Type
Journal Article
Report Number
77474
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Bangladesh,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2013/05/22
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Ghost doctors : absenteeism in rural Bangladeshi health facilities
Keywords
family welfare

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Chaudhury,Nazmul; Hammer,Jeffrey S..

Ghost doctors : absenteeism in rural Bangladeshi health facilities (English). Washington DC ; World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/497471468007259434

Ghost doctors : absenteeism in rural Bangladeshi health facilities (English)

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