ArticleBMJ open2024
Insight into Private General Physicians' Practices: an Exploratory Qualitative Study in a Rural District of Pakistan.
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- Revolutionising healthcare access: student-led clinics as catalysts for change in an underserved urban community in Karachi, Pakistan.Journal of global health · 2026Article
- Quackery in Pakistan: a narrative literature review of a persistent public health threat.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Article
- AWaRe antibiotic prescribing for common acute infections in private primary care in low-middle-income countries: a patient-level analysis using IQVIA prescriber surveys from Pakistan, Egypt and Indonesia.BMJ global health · 2026Article
- Addressing gaps in pre-diabetes care: health professionals' knowledge, attitudes, and counseling practices.BMC research notes · 2025Article
- Patterns of Health Services and Medicine Utilisation by First-Generation Pakistani Immigrants in New Zealand.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe study aimed to assess private general physicians'(GPs) healthcare practices, identifying perceived malpractices, the support they receive, and barriers they experience in providing healthcare services.
designQualitative exploratory study.
settingRural district, Thatta in Province of Sindh, Pakistan.
participants15 GPs.
resultsOur results include increased motivation among GPs for continued professional development, the high influence of pharmaceutical companies on providers' prescribing practices, perceived malpractices by GPs, and the prevalence of quackery and ineffective regulatory mechanisms for private GPs in a rural district.
conclusionOur findings have implications for the capacity building of GPs by academic institutions, enforcement of regulatory measures by the authorities, and the introduction of measures to curb practices by unqualified practitioners. Finally, more research will be needed to further understand the perceptions of GPs, their needs and the service delivery interventions that will enhance the quality of care they provide.
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