Why Bangladeshi nurses avoid 'nursing': Social and structural factors on hospital wards in Bangladesh

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1166-1177

  Hadley, Mary B ^a   Blum, Lauren S ^b   Mujaddid, Saraana ^c   Parveen, Shahana ^b   Nuremowla, Sadid ^d   Haque, Mohammad Enamul ^e   Ullah, Mohammad ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Zambia)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^c Global Campaign for Education   (Bangladesh)

^d Plan Bangladesh ^*  (Bangladesh)

^e Bangladesh Friendship Education Society   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Cultural values; Nurse patient relationship; Qualitative research; Social conflict

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH WORKER; HOSPITAL SECTOR; SOCIAL CONFLICT; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CONFLICT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DESIGN; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; NURSING; NURSING PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSTITUTION; QUALITY OF NURSING CARE; RELATIVE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STIGMA; WARD; WORK CAPACITY; WORKING TIME;

ADULT; BANGLADESH; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; FEMALE; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL VALUES; TIME FACTORS;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33847196477     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.06.030     Document Type: Article

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