Ghost Doctors : Absenteeism in Rural Bangladeshi Health Facilities

Chaudhury, Nazmul; Hammer, Jeffrey S.

doi:10.1093/wber/lhh047

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Ghost Doctors : Absenteeism in Rural Bangladeshi Health Facilities

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dc.contributor.author	Chaudhury, Nazmul
dc.contributor.author	Hammer, Jeffrey S.
dc.date.accessioned	2014-02-26T15:01:07Z
dc.date.available	2014-02-26T15:01:07Z
dc.date.issued	2004-09
dc.description.abstract	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.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/09/17742235/ghost-doctors-absenteeism-rural-bangladeshi-health-facilities
dc.identifier.citation	World Bank Economic Review
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17167
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Washington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseries	World Bank Economic Review
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.subject	BASIC EDUCATION
dc.subject	CLEANLINESS
dc.subject	CLINICS
dc.subject	DISEASE
dc.subject	DISPENSARIES
dc.subject	DOCTOR
dc.subject	DOCTORS
dc.subject	EXPENDITURES
dc.subject	EXTERNALITIES
dc.subject	FAMILIES
dc.subject	FAMILY HEALTH
dc.subject	FAMILY PLANNING
dc.subject	FAMILY WELFARE
dc.subject	FEMALE
dc.subject	GENDER
dc.subject	HEALTH CARE
dc.subject	HEALTH CARE DELIVERY
dc.subject	HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
dc.subject	HEALTH CENTERS
dc.subject	HEALTH CLINICS
dc.subject	HEALTH FACILITIES
dc.subject	HEALTH POLICY
dc.subject	HEALTH SECTOR
dc.subject	HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subject	HEALTH STATUS
dc.subject	HEALTH SYSTEM
dc.subject	HEALTH WORKERS
dc.subject	HOMES
dc.subject	HOSPITALS
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subject	INCOME
dc.subject	INTERVENTIONS
dc.subject	LITERACY RATES
dc.subject	LOCAL COMMUNITY
dc.subject	MEDICAL CARE
dc.subject	MEDICAL DOCTORS
dc.subject	MEDICAL PERSONNEL
dc.subject	MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS
dc.subject	MEDICAL SERVICES
dc.subject	MEDICAL STAFF
dc.subject	NUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subject	NURSE
dc.subject	NURSES
dc.subject	OUTPATIENT CARE
dc.subject	PARAMEDICS
dc.subject	PATIENTS
dc.subject	PHARMACIST
dc.subject	PHARMACISTS
dc.subject	PHYSICIAN
dc.subject	PHYSICIANS
dc.subject	PLACE OF RESIDENCE
dc.subject	POLICY DIALOGUE
dc.subject	POLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subject	POLICY RESEARCH
dc.subject	POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subject	PRACTITIONERS
dc.subject	PRIMARY CARE
dc.subject	PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	PRIMARY SCHOOLS
dc.subject	PROBABILITY
dc.subject	PROVISION OF SERVICES
dc.subject	PUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subject	PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS
dc.subject	PUBLIC POLICY
dc.subject	PUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subject	PUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subject	QUALITY OF LIFE
dc.subject	REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
dc.subject	RURAL AREAS
dc.subject	RURAL WOMEN
dc.subject	SERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subject	SERVICE PROVISION
dc.subject	SERVICE QUALITY
dc.subject	SEX
dc.subject	SPOUSES
dc.subject	TRADITIONAL HEALERS
dc.subject	URBAN AREAS
dc.subject	URBAN POPULATION
dc.subject	VACCINATION
dc.subject	VILLAGES
dc.subject	WOMAN
dc.subject	WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT
dc.subject	WORKERS
dc.subject	WORKING CONDITIONS
dc.title	Ghost Doctors : Absenteeism in Rural Bangladeshi Health Facilities	en
dc.type	Journal Article	en
dc.type	Article de journal	fr
dc.type	Artículo de revista	es
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea	Gender
okr.date.disclosure	2013-05-22
okr.doctype	Publications & Research :: Journal Article
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/09/17742235/ghost-doctors-absenteeism-rural-bangladeshi-health-facilities
okr.globalpractice	Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpractice	Health, Nutrition, and Population
okr.identifier.doi	10.1093/wber/lhh047
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	17742235
okr.identifier.report	77474
okr.journal.nbpages	423-441
okr.language.supported	en
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okr.peerreview	Academic Peer Review
okr.region.administrative	South Asia
okr.region.country	Bangladesh
okr.relation.associatedurl	https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/18211
okr.topic	Health, Nutrition and Population :: Population Policies
okr.topic	Health Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topic	Health Systems Development and Reform
okr.topic	Gender :: Gender and Health
okr.topic	Housing and Human Habitats
okr.topic	Communities and Human Settlements
okr.unit	Development Research Group
okr.volume	18(3)
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