Employment preferences of obstetricians and gynecologists to work in the district hospitals: evidence from a discrete choice experiment in Nepal.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:A mismatch between the requirement and annual production of obstetricians and gynecologists (OBs-GYNs) was observed in Nepal. On top of that, recruitment and retention of OBs-GYNs is a pressing problem, especially in district hospitals of Nepal. In this connection, evidence on the job priorities and preferences of OBs-GYNs, which is currently lacking in Nepal, would help in policymakers in devising recruitment and retention strategies in these hospitals. This study, therefore, aims at exploring the most relevant job attributes that OBs-GYNs would prefer to work in the district hospitals of Nepal using a discrete choice experiment (DCE) technique. METHODS:Job attributes relevant to design the questionnaire were identified using keyinformant interviews and focusgroup discussions w

SUBMITTER: Gautam B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6902550 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature