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Contract doctors’ strike in Malaysia: A content analysis of the perception of medical fraternity and stakeholders on Facebook
Contract appointment policy for newly graduated medical officers was implemented by the Ministry of Health Malaysia in 2016 to overcome the lack of permanent posts. Contract officers faced disadvantages in terms of salary, leave provision, and career prospects. A nationwide strike, Hartal Doktor Kon...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10538735/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37768943 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0292213 |
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author | Jinah, Norehan Lee, Kun Yun Zakaria, Nor Haniza Zakaria, Nursyahda Ismail, Munirah Mohmad, Shazwani |
author_facet | Jinah, Norehan Lee, Kun Yun Zakaria, Nor Haniza Zakaria, Nursyahda Ismail, Munirah Mohmad, Shazwani |
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description | Contract appointment policy for newly graduated medical officers was implemented by the Ministry of Health Malaysia in 2016 to overcome the lack of permanent posts. Contract officers faced disadvantages in terms of salary, leave provision, and career prospects. A nationwide strike, Hartal Doktor Kontrak (HDK) was organised on 26(th) July 2021. Besides generating widespread public attention, HDK was also closely scrutinised by the medical fraternity and stakeholders. This content analysis aimed to explore how the medical fraternity and stakeholders viewed the strike as their perception would offer vital insights into the fundamental causes and viable solutions to the contract appointment policy. A qualitative content analysis of Facebook (FB) posts on the HDK strike was conducted from 1st June 2021 until 28th February 2022. A total of 182 FB posts were retrieved from stakeholders, medical fraternity groups, and medical key opinion personnel. Inductive coding was used in the thematic analysis to identify pertinent themes. Three main themes emerged: triggering factors, reactions to the strike, and outcomes of the strike. Factors that led to the strike included unequal treatment faced by contract officers, frustration with the government’s lack of long-term solutions, and aggravation by the COVID-19 pandemic. In terms of reactions, there was a mixture of supportive and opposing voices. No substantial negative impact on the healthcare service resulted from the strike. Instead, it generated widespread attention that propelled the government into implementing solutions to prevent adverse short and long-term consequences. Various suggestions were proposed, including the reform of human resource planning and undergraduate medical education. The results highlight the importance of proactive systemic measures by the government to prevent further strikes that may jeopardise healthcare provision. In summary, social media was found to influence the progress and outcome of HDK, thus demonstrating the impact of media influence on similar issues. |
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spelling | pubmed-105387352023-09-29 Contract doctors’ strike in Malaysia: A content analysis of the perception of medical fraternity and stakeholders on Facebook Jinah, Norehan Lee, Kun Yun Zakaria, Nor Haniza Zakaria, Nursyahda Ismail, Munirah Mohmad, Shazwani PLoS One Research Article Contract appointment policy for newly graduated medical officers was implemented by the Ministry of Health Malaysia in 2016 to overcome the lack of permanent posts. Contract officers faced disadvantages in terms of salary, leave provision, and career prospects. A nationwide strike, Hartal Doktor Kontrak (HDK) was organised on 26(th) July 2021. Besides generating widespread public attention, HDK was also closely scrutinised by the medical fraternity and stakeholders. This content analysis aimed to explore how the medical fraternity and stakeholders viewed the strike as their perception would offer vital insights into the fundamental causes and viable solutions to the contract appointment policy. A qualitative content analysis of Facebook (FB) posts on the HDK strike was conducted from 1st June 2021 until 28th February 2022. A total of 182 FB posts were retrieved from stakeholders, medical fraternity groups, and medical key opinion personnel. Inductive coding was used in the thematic analysis to identify pertinent themes. Three main themes emerged: triggering factors, reactions to the strike, and outcomes of the strike. Factors that led to the strike included unequal treatment faced by contract officers, frustration with the government’s lack of long-term solutions, and aggravation by the COVID-19 pandemic. In terms of reactions, there was a mixture of supportive and opposing voices. No substantial negative impact on the healthcare service resulted from the strike. Instead, it generated widespread attention that propelled the government into implementing solutions to prevent adverse short and long-term consequences. Various suggestions were proposed, including the reform of human resource planning and undergraduate medical education. The results highlight the importance of proactive systemic measures by the government to prevent further strikes that may jeopardise healthcare provision. In summary, social media was found to influence the progress and outcome of HDK, thus demonstrating the impact of media influence on similar issues. Public Library of Science 2023-09-28 /pmc/articles/PMC10538735/ /pubmed/37768943 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0292213 Text en © 2023 Jinah et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Jinah, Norehan Lee, Kun Yun Zakaria, Nor Haniza Zakaria, Nursyahda Ismail, Munirah Mohmad, Shazwani Contract doctors’ strike in Malaysia: A content analysis of the perception of medical fraternity and stakeholders on Facebook |
title | Contract doctors’ strike in Malaysia: A content analysis of the perception of medical fraternity and stakeholders on Facebook |
title_full | Contract doctors’ strike in Malaysia: A content analysis of the perception of medical fraternity and stakeholders on Facebook |
title_fullStr | Contract doctors’ strike in Malaysia: A content analysis of the perception of medical fraternity and stakeholders on Facebook |
title_full_unstemmed | Contract doctors’ strike in Malaysia: A content analysis of the perception of medical fraternity and stakeholders on Facebook |
title_short | Contract doctors’ strike in Malaysia: A content analysis of the perception of medical fraternity and stakeholders on Facebook |
title_sort | contract doctors’ strike in malaysia: a content analysis of the perception of medical fraternity and stakeholders on facebook |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10538735/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37768943 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0292213 |
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