A crisis in orthodontic education exists today because of a shortage of qualified people seeking to pursue careers in academic orthodontics; 35% of orthodontic graduate programs in the United States report having at least 1 vacant faculty position. Previous studies have identified several factors that contribute to the current shortage. The purpose of this study was to quantify and compare real...

BACKGROUND The Government of India, made TB notification by private healthcare providers mandatory from May 2012 onwards. The National TB Programme developed a case based web based online reporting mechanism called NIKSHAY. However, the notification by private providers has been very low. We conducted the present study to determine the awareness, practice and anticipated enablers related to TB ...

OBJECTIVE To compare processes and outcomes of four public-private mix (PPM) projects on DOTS implementation for tuberculosis (TB) control in New Delhi, India; Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam; Nairobi, Kenya; and Pune, India. METHODS Cross-project analysis of secondary data from separate project evaluations was used. Differences among PPM project sites in impact on TB control (change in case detec...

Abstract Background Persistent physical symptoms (PPS) are estimated to be present in 17% of patients general practice. Hence, practitioners (GPs) play a key role both the diagnostic assessment and management PPS. However, research indicates need improve their strategies support self-help patients, eHealth tools may serve as an opportunity. This study aimed explore patients’ GPs’ needs related ...

In this paper our study mainly focuses on socio-economic profile of private medical practitioners and its impact on private health services of Vellore district in Tamilnadu. The study deals the allopathic medical practice only. The study is both descriptive and analytical in nature. Both primary and secondary sources of data were used in this study. Multistage random sampling method was adopted...

Introduction: India has the highest burden of tuberculosis in world, accounting for 20% of global incidence of TB (Tuberculosis). TB treatment is available both in private and public sector in India. Aim & objectives: The current study was carried out to study and compare the prescribing practices of antituberculosis medications by private practitioners and healthcare providers in public sector...

OBJECTIVE To describe perceptions of medical students, recent medical graduates, faculty of the College of Medicine, University of Malawi and private medical practitioners (PMPs) towards an attachment of undergraduate medical students in private medical doctors' offices. METHOD Qualitative cross sectional study conducted in Blantyre, Malawi in 2004 using in-depth key informant interviews and ...

In this paper we have studied the role of varying sampling fractions on relative bias of conventional ratio estimator and also for the linear combination of ratio and PPS estimators to the first and second degree of approximations for a wide variety of populations. It will give the survey practitioners an idea whether it is worthwhile to ignore the expressions of mean sum of squares to the orde...

Compare the rationality of prescriptions between private practitioners and physicians of a tertiary care hospital. A prospective study was done by reviewing 150 prescriptions each of private practitioners and physicians of a tertiary care hospital over a period of 2 months. The rationality assessment was done using the method adopted by Gajjar. Collected data entered and analyzed using Microsof...