Exploring Doctors' Willingness of Providing Service on COVID 19: A Case Study in Bangladesh

Authors

  • Sayeda Kamrunnahar Bristy Development Studies Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh
  • Kamrul Hasan Development Studies Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh
  • Muhammad Ariful Haque BRAC, 75, Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Umme Habiba Development Studies Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh

Abstract

Background: Doctors were doing the hardest to deal with COVID-19 emergency medication deliberately when Bangladesh experienced doctors' shortage along with a high mortality rate for

Author Biographies

Sayeda Kamrunnahar Bristy, Development Studies Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh

Master Program Student in Development Studies Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208

Kamrul Hasan, Development Studies Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh

Assistant Professor,

Muhammad Ariful Haque, BRAC, 75, Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Programme Manager, BRAC, 75, Mohakhali, Dhaka, Dhaka (Bangladesh)

Umme Habiba, Development Studies Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh

Assistant Professor,

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2021-07-16

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Bristy, S. K., Hasan, K., Haque, M. A., & Habiba, U. (2021). Exploring Doctors’ Willingness of Providing Service on COVID 19: A Case Study in Bangladesh. Journal of Epidemiology and Public Health, 6(3), 362–371. Retrieved from https://jepublichealth.com/index.php/jepublichealth/article/view/345

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