Negotiating markets for health: an exploration of physicians' engagement in dual practice in three African capital cities.

ABSTRACT: Scarce evidence exists on the features, determinants and implications of physicians' dual practice, especially in resource-poor settings. This study considered dual practice patterns in three African cities and the respective markets for physician services, with the objective of understanding the influence of local determinants on the practice. Forty-eight semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted in the three cities to understand features of the practice and the respective markets. A survey was carried out in a sample of 331 physicians to explore their characteristics and decisions to work in public and private sectors. Descriptive analysis and inferential statistics were employed to explore differences in physicians' engagement in dual practice across the three locations. Dif

SUBMITTER: Russo G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4153303 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature