| Title |
Motivation and retention of health workers in developing countries: a systematic review
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, December 2008
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6963-8-247 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Mischa Willis-Shattuck, Posy Bidwell, Steve Thomas, Laura Wyness, Duane Blaauw, Prudence Ditlopo |
| Abstract |
A key constraint to achieving the MDGs is the absence of a properly trained and motivated workforce. Loss of clinical staff from low and middle-income countries is crippling already fragile health care systems. Health worker retention is critical for health system performance and a key problem is how best to motivate and retain health workers. The authors undertook a systematic review to consolidate existing evidence on the impact of financial and non-financial incentives on motivation and retention. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 29% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 14% |
| Kenya | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 3 | 43% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 57% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 29% |
| Scientists | 1 | 14% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 7 | <1% |
| South Africa | 6 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 3 | <1% |
| Portugal | 3 | <1% |
| Indonesia | 2 | <1% |
| Ghana | 2 | <1% |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 17 | 1% |
| Unknown | 1402 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 374 | 26% |
| Researcher | 156 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 130 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 110 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 110 | 8% |
| Other | 280 | 19% |
| Unknown | 292 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 371 | 26% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 194 | 13% |
| Social Sciences | 187 | 13% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 115 | 8% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 44 | 3% |
| Other | 198 | 14% |
| Unknown | 343 | 24% |
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