Who is absent and why? Factors affecting doctor absenteeism in Bangladesh.

• Main Authors: Mir Raihanul Islam (Author), Blake Angell (Author), Nahitun Naher (Author), Bushra Zarin Islam (Author), Mushtaq Husain Khan (Author), Martin McKee (Author), Eleanor Hutchinson (Author), Dina Balabanova (Author), Syed Masud Ahmed (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Absenteeism by doctors in public healthcare facilities in rural Bangladesh is a form of chronic rule-breaking and is recognised as a critical problem by the government. We explored the factors underlying this phenomenon from doctors' perspectives. We conducted a facility-based cross-sectional s...