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 r...
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okr-10986-171672021-04-23T14:03:29Z Ghost Doctors : Absenteeism in Rural Bangladeshi Health Facilities Chaudhury, Nazmul Hammer, Jeffrey S. 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 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. 2014-02-26T15:01:07Z 2014-02-26T15:01:07Z 2004-09 Journal Article http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/09/17742235/ghost-doctors-absenteeism-rural-bangladeshi-health-facilities World Bank Economic Review http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17167 English en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research South Asia Bangladesh |
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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 |
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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 Chaudhury, Nazmul Hammer, Jeffrey S. Ghost Doctors : Absenteeism in Rural Bangladeshi Health Facilities |
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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. |
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Journal Article |
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Chaudhury, Nazmul Hammer, Jeffrey S. |
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Chaudhury, Nazmul Hammer, Jeffrey S. |
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Chaudhury, Nazmul |
| title |
Ghost Doctors : Absenteeism in Rural Bangladeshi Health Facilities |
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Ghost Doctors : Absenteeism in Rural Bangladeshi Health Facilities |
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Ghost Doctors : Absenteeism in Rural Bangladeshi Health Facilities |
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Ghost Doctors : Absenteeism in Rural Bangladeshi Health Facilities |
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Ghost Doctors : Absenteeism in Rural Bangladeshi Health Facilities |
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ghost doctors : absenteeism in rural bangladeshi health facilities |
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Washington, DC: World Bank |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/09/17742235/ghost-doctors-absenteeism-rural-bangladeshi-health-facilities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17167 |
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