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Ghost Doctors : Absenteeism in Rural Bangladeshi Health Facilities

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dc.contributor.authorChaudhury, Nazmul
dc.contributor.authorHammer, Jeffrey S.
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-26T15:01:07Z
dc.date.available2014-02-26T15:01:07Z
dc.date.issued2004-09
dc.description.abstractUnannounced 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.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/09/17742235/ghost-doctors-absenteeism-rural-bangladeshi-health-facilities
dc.identifier.citationWorld Bank Economic Review
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/17167
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/17167
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorld Bank Economic Review
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.subjectBASIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectCLEANLINESS
dc.subjectCLINICS
dc.subjectDISEASE
dc.subjectDISPENSARIES
dc.subjectDOCTOR
dc.subjectDOCTORS
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY HEALTH
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectFAMILY WELFARE
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE DELIVERY
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE PROVIDER
dc.subjectHEALTH CENTERS
dc.subjectHEALTH CLINICS
dc.subjectHEALTH FACILITIES
dc.subjectHEALTH POLICY
dc.subjectHEALTH SECTOR
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH STATUS
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEM
dc.subjectHEALTH WORKERS
dc.subjectHOMES
dc.subjectHOSPITALS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectLITERACY RATES
dc.subjectLOCAL COMMUNITY
dc.subjectMEDICAL CARE
dc.subjectMEDICAL DOCTORS
dc.subjectMEDICAL PERSONNEL
dc.subjectMEDICAL PROFESSIONALS
dc.subjectMEDICAL SERVICES
dc.subjectMEDICAL STAFF
dc.subjectNUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subjectNURSE
dc.subjectNURSES
dc.subjectOUTPATIENT CARE
dc.subjectPARAMEDICS
dc.subjectPATIENTS
dc.subjectPHARMACIST
dc.subjectPHARMACISTS
dc.subjectPHYSICIAN
dc.subjectPHYSICIANS
dc.subjectPLACE OF RESIDENCE
dc.subjectPOLICY DIALOGUE
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPRACTITIONERS
dc.subjectPRIMARY CARE
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectPROBABILITY
dc.subjectPROVISION OF SERVICES
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectQUALITY OF LIFE
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL WOMEN
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVISION
dc.subjectSERVICE QUALITY
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSPOUSES
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL HEALERS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectVACCINATION
dc.subjectVILLAGES
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.subjectWOMEN IN GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWORKING CONDITIONS
dc.titleGhost Doctors : Absenteeism in Rural Bangladeshi Health Facilitiesen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.typeArticle de journalfr
dc.typeArtículo de revistaes
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaGender
okr.date.disclosure2013-05-22
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-06T11:09:24.415331Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Journal Article
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/09/17742235/ghost-doctors-absenteeism-rural-bangladeshi-health-facilities
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid497471468007259434
okr.identifier.doi10.1093/wber/lhh047
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333037_20130522130119
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum17742235
okr.identifier.report77474
okr.journal.nbpages423-441
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryBangladesh
okr.relation.associatedurlhttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/18211
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicHealth Systems Development and Reform
okr.topicGender::Gender and Health
okr.topicHousing and Human Habitats
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group
okr.volume18(3)
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