Insight into Private General Physicians' Practices: an Exploratory Qualitative Study in a Rural District of Pakistan.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The study aimed to assess private general physicians'(GPs) healthcare practices, identifying perceived malpractices, the support they receive, and barriers they experience in providing healthcare services.

Design

Qualitative exploratory study.

Setting

Rural district, Thatta in Province of Sindh, Pakistan.

Participants

15 GPs.

Results

Our results include increased motivation among GPs for continued professional development, the high influence of pharmaceutical companies on providers' prescribing practices, perceived malpractices by GPs, and the prevalence of quackery and ineffective regulatory mechanisms for private GPs in a rural district.

Conclusion

Our findings have implications for the capacity building of GPs by academic institutions

SUBMITTER: Akber Pradhan N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10860064 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature