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dc.contributor.authorNkomazana, Oathokwa
dc.contributor.authorMash, Robert
dc.contributor.authorShaibu, Sheila
dc.contributor.authorPhaladze, Nthabiseng
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-10T13:07:19Z
dc.date.available2017-04-10T13:07:19Z
dc.date.issued2015-08-18
dc.identifier.citationNkomazana, O. et al (2015) Stakeholders’ perceptions on shortage of healthcare workers in primary healthcare in Botswana: focus group discussions. Plos One, Vol. 18, No. 8, pp. 1-15en_US
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10311/1628
dc.description.abstractBackground An adequate health workforce force is central to universal health coverage and positive public health outcomes. However many African countries have critical shortages of healthcare workers, which are worse in primary healthcare. The aim of this study was to explore the perceptions of healthcare workers, policy makers and the community on the shortage of healthcare workers in Botswana. Method Fifteen focus group discussions were conducted with three groups of policy makers, six groups of healthcare workers and six groups of community members in rural, urban andremote rural health districts of Botswana. All the participants were 18 years and older. Recruitment was purposive and the framework method was used to inductively analyse the data. Results There was a perceived shortage of healthcare workers in primary healthcare, which was believed to result from an increased need for health services, inequitable distribution of healthcare workers, migration and too few such workers being trained. Migration was mainly the result of unfavourable personal and family factors, weak and ineffective healthcare and human resources management, low salaries and inadequate incentives for rural and remote area service. Conclusions Botswana has a perceived shortage of healthcare workers, which is worse in primary healthcare and rural areas, as a result of multiple complex factors. To address the scarcity the country should train adequate numbers of healthcare workers and distribute them equitably to sufficiently resourced healthcare facilities. They should be competently managed and adequately remunerated and the living conditions and rural infrastructure should also be improved.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPublic Library Science; https://www.plos.org/en_US
dc.subjectHealth workersen_US
dc.subjectprimary healthcareen_US
dc.subjecthealthcareen_US
dc.subjecthealthcare servicesen_US
dc.subjectBotswanaen_US
dc.titleStakeholders’ perceptions on shortage of healthcare workers in Primary Healthcare in Botswana: focus group discussionsen_US
dc.typePublished Articleen_US
dc.linkhttp://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0135846en_US


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