Perceptions of appropriate treatment among the informal allopathic providers: insights from a qualitative study in two peri-urban areas in Bangladesh

• Main Authors: M. Monaemul Islam Sizear (Author), Herfina Y. Nababan (Author), Md. Kaoser Bin Siddique (Author), Shariful Islam (Author), Sukanta Paul (Author), Anup Kumar Paul (Author), Syed Masud Ahmed (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background How the informal providers deliver health services are not well understood in Bangladesh. However, their practices are often considered inappropriate and unsafe. This study attempted to fill-in this knowledge gap by exploring their perceptions about diagnosis and appropriate trea...