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Working conditions of the clinical health workforce in the public health facilities in Bangladesh
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of a well-equipped and supported healthcare workforce, and Bangladesh still faces challenges in providing adequate and well-equipped healthcare services. Therefore, the study aims to assess the level of working conditions of the clinic...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10659196/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37983254 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0294224 |
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author | Hamid, Syed Abdul Azim, Md. Ragaul Rahman, Md. Mahfujur Islam, Md. Sirajul |
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description | BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of a well-equipped and supported healthcare workforce, and Bangladesh still faces challenges in providing adequate and well-equipped healthcare services. Therefore, the study aims to assess the level of working conditions of the clinical health workers in Bangladesh and their relative importance in delivering quality healthcare services. METHODS: The study followed a cross-sectional study design and collected primary data adopting a quantitative method. A total of 319 clinical workforces from four districts and eight sub-districts were randomly selected using a multi-stage sampling technique. A 26-component questionnaire used to assess various components of working conditions. Descriptive statistics, and bivariate analysis were used to analyze the data. RESULTS: The study found that the working conditions of clinical health workers in primary and secondary healthcare facilities in Bangladesh were quite poor (3.40), with almost two-thirds of respondents showing negative views in 23 out of 26 indicators. The results also showed that working conditions were significantly (p ≤ 0.05) higher in primary compared to secondary level facilities. Moreover, men, younger workforce, and workforce with shorter length of service were more likely to report poor working conditions than their counterparts. Lastly, receiving monthly salary in due time was top-ranked (99.15) in terms of importance for delivering quality healthcare, followed by availability of medicines (98.04), and medical and surgical requisites (97.57), and adequate mentoring and support to perform duties (97.50). CONCLUSION: The study highlights the poor working conditions of clinical health workers in public health facilities in Bangladesh. It recommends that policymakers should prioritize improving working conditions by addressing the factors that are crucial for delivering quality healthcare. Improving working conditions will have a positive impact on the retention and motivation of workers, which will ultimately lead to better health outcomes for the population. |
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spelling | pubmed-106591962023-11-20 Working conditions of the clinical health workforce in the public health facilities in Bangladesh Hamid, Syed Abdul Azim, Md. Ragaul Rahman, Md. Mahfujur Islam, Md. Sirajul PLoS One Research Article BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of a well-equipped and supported healthcare workforce, and Bangladesh still faces challenges in providing adequate and well-equipped healthcare services. Therefore, the study aims to assess the level of working conditions of the clinical health workers in Bangladesh and their relative importance in delivering quality healthcare services. METHODS: The study followed a cross-sectional study design and collected primary data adopting a quantitative method. A total of 319 clinical workforces from four districts and eight sub-districts were randomly selected using a multi-stage sampling technique. A 26-component questionnaire used to assess various components of working conditions. Descriptive statistics, and bivariate analysis were used to analyze the data. RESULTS: The study found that the working conditions of clinical health workers in primary and secondary healthcare facilities in Bangladesh were quite poor (3.40), with almost two-thirds of respondents showing negative views in 23 out of 26 indicators. The results also showed that working conditions were significantly (p ≤ 0.05) higher in primary compared to secondary level facilities. Moreover, men, younger workforce, and workforce with shorter length of service were more likely to report poor working conditions than their counterparts. Lastly, receiving monthly salary in due time was top-ranked (99.15) in terms of importance for delivering quality healthcare, followed by availability of medicines (98.04), and medical and surgical requisites (97.57), and adequate mentoring and support to perform duties (97.50). CONCLUSION: The study highlights the poor working conditions of clinical health workers in public health facilities in Bangladesh. It recommends that policymakers should prioritize improving working conditions by addressing the factors that are crucial for delivering quality healthcare. Improving working conditions will have a positive impact on the retention and motivation of workers, which will ultimately lead to better health outcomes for the population. Public Library of Science 2023-11-20 /pmc/articles/PMC10659196/ /pubmed/37983254 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0294224 Text en © 2023 Hamid 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 Hamid, Syed Abdul Azim, Md. Ragaul Rahman, Md. Mahfujur Islam, Md. Sirajul Working conditions of the clinical health workforce in the public health facilities in Bangladesh |
title | Working conditions of the clinical health workforce in the public health facilities in Bangladesh |
title_full | Working conditions of the clinical health workforce in the public health facilities in Bangladesh |
title_fullStr | Working conditions of the clinical health workforce in the public health facilities in Bangladesh |
title_full_unstemmed | Working conditions of the clinical health workforce in the public health facilities in Bangladesh |
title_short | Working conditions of the clinical health workforce in the public health facilities in Bangladesh |
title_sort | working conditions of the clinical health workforce in the public health facilities in bangladesh |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10659196/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37983254 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0294224 |
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