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

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 services, their practice pattern demands investigation to identify the shortfalls and design effective strategies to ameliorate the service.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study in 2015-16 using a convenient sample from all 64 districts of Bangladesh. Personnel practising modern medicine, without any recognized training, or with recognized training but practising outside their defined roles, and without any regulatory oversight were invited to take part in the study. Appropriateness

SUBMITTER: Sujon H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10688090 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature