Physician importation--a solution to developing countries' rural health care problems
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11033647 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bahram Zeighami, Elaine Zeighami, J Mehrabanpour, Iraj Javidian, H A Ronaghy, H Ronaghy |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 739-742 |
| Publication date | 1978-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.68.8.739 |
| PMID | 686197 |
| OpenAlex | W2091657275 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 2 |
Developing countries almost universally suffer from severe health service shortages, particularly in rural areas. Manpower problems are the most critical aspect of the shortages. Iran has recently begun a massive program to increase physician supply in its rural areas by importation of physicians from India, Pakistan, and the Philippines. The present study investigated two questions: What are physicians' reasons for accepting a post in a rural area of another country, and what are the attitudes of residents in such rural areas toward foreign physicians? Results of a questionnaire survey of foreign physicians indicate that the most common reasons for physician acceptance of the posts were higher salaries and the desire to go eventually to a Western country. Results of an interview survey of Iranian consumers indicate that residents of rural areas were far more likely to prefer Iranian auxiliaries than non-Iranian physicians
Business · Developing country · Economic growth · Economic shortage · Environmental health · Family medicine · Health care · Physician supply · Population · Rural area · Rural health · Service (business) · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Global Health Workforce Issues · Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Marketing · Medicine
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 1978 - 1985 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |