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'Feminization' of physician workforce in Bangladesh, underlying factors and implications for health system: Insights from a mixed-methods study.

Puspita HossainRajat Das GuptaPhyoe YarZarMohamed Salieu JallohNishat TasnimAyesha AfrinNahitun NaherMd Tarek HossainTaufique JoarderSyed Masud Ahmed
Published in: PloS one (2019)
Increasing number of female physicians in health workforce, outnumbering their male peers, is a fact of life for health system of Bangladesh. It's high time that policy makers pay attention to this and take appropriate remedial measures so that women can pursue their career in an enabling environment and serve the needs and priorities of the health system.
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