Beyond the regulatory radar: knowledge and practices of rural medical practitioners in Bangladesh

• Main Authors: Hasnat Sujon (Author), Mohammad Habibur Rahman Sarker (Author), Aftab Uddin (Author), Shakila Banu (Author), Mohammod Rafiqul Islam (Author), Md. Ruhul Amin (Author), Md. Shabab Hossain (Author), Md. Fazle Alahi (Author), Mohammad Asaduzzaman (Author), Syed Jafar Raza Rizvi (Author), Mohammad Zahirul Islam (Author), Md. Nazim Uzzaman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Informal and unregulated rural medical practitioners (RMPs) provide healthcare services to about two-thirds of people in Bangladesh, although their service is assumed to be substandard by qualified providers. As the RMPs are embedded in the local community and provide low-cost se...