Ghost Doctors : Absenteeism in Rural Bangladeshi Health Facilities

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 of the provider's time, road access, and rural electrification are highly correlated with the rate and pattern of absenteeism.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Chaudhury, Nazmul, Hammer, Jeffrey S.
Format:	Journal Article biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2004-09
Subjects:	BASIC EDUCATION, CLEANLINESS, CLINICS, DISEASE, DISPENSARIES, DOCTOR, DOCTORS, EXPENDITURES, EXTERNALITIES, FAMILIES, FAMILY HEALTH, FAMILY PLANNING, FAMILY WELFARE, FEMALE, GENDER, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH CARE DELIVERY, HEALTH CARE PROVIDER, HEALTH CENTERS, HEALTH CLINICS, HEALTH FACILITIES, HEALTH POLICY, HEALTH SECTOR, HEALTH SERVICES, HEALTH STATUS, HEALTH SYSTEM, HEALTH WORKERS, HOMES, HOSPITALS, HOUSEHOLDS, INCIDENCE OF POVERTY, INCOME, INTERVENTIONS, LITERACY RATES, LOCAL COMMUNITY, MEDICAL CARE, MEDICAL DOCTORS, MEDICAL PERSONNEL, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, MEDICAL SERVICES, MEDICAL STAFF, NUMBER OF PEOPLE, NURSE, NURSES, OUTPATIENT CARE, PARAMEDICS, PATIENTS, PHARMACIST, PHARMACISTS, PHYSICIAN, PHYSICIANS, PLACE OF RESIDENCE, POLICY DIALOGUE, POLICY DISCUSSIONS, POLICY RESEARCH, POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER, PRACTITIONERS, PRIMARY CARE, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRIMARY SCHOOLS, PROBABILITY, PROVISION OF SERVICES, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS, PUBLIC POLICY, PUBLIC SERVICE, PUBLIC SERVICES, QUALITY OF LIFE, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, RURAL AREAS, RURAL WOMEN, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SERVICE PROVISION, SERVICE QUALITY, SEX, SPOUSES, TRADITIONAL HEALERS, URBAN AREAS, URBAN POPULATION, VACCINATION, VILLAGES, WOMAN, WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT, WORKERS, WORKING CONDITIONS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/09/17742235/ghost-doctors-absenteeism-rural-bangladeshi-health-facilities https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17167
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