|
Served each period of rural posting uninterruptedly
|
|
|
| Yes |
74.3 |
225 |
| No |
25.7 |
78 |
|
If not, then the reason for leaving the posting early (Multiple responses)
|
|
|
| Training opportunities offered by the authority |
65.4 |
51 |
| Family reasons |
41.0 |
32 |
| Post-graduation and others |
16.7 |
13 |
|
Challenges faced in the last rural facility
|
|
|
| Yes |
96.4 |
297 |
| No |
3.6 |
11 |
|
If yes, then what types of challenges faced in the last rural posting during service delivery (multiple responses allowed)
|
|
|
| Felt physically unsafe |
73.1 |
215 |
| Verbal abuse by caregivers/community members |
69.7 |
205 |
| Staff being absent in working hours |
50.3 |
148 |
| No co-operation from colleagues |
27.2 |
80 |
| Theft |
26.2 |
77 |
| Physical abuse by caregivers/community members |
15.3 |
45 |
| Others |
9.9 |
28 |
|
Helps sought for coping in crisis (multiple responses allowed)
|
|
|
| Family |
39.8 |
121 |
| Locally influential people |
38.8 |
118 |
| Social networks (Colleagues) |
34.5 |
105 |
| Friend |
32.6 |
99 |
| Others |
2.0 |
6 |
| None of the above |
12.5 |
38 |
| I didn’t need any help |
2.6 |
8 |
|
Doctor shortage in last rural posting
|
|
|
| Yes |
74.5 |
228 |
| No |
25.5 |
78 |
|
If yes, then the reason for the doctor shortage in the last rural facility (multiple responses allowed)
|
|
|
| Doctors not posted in sanctioned post |
63.0 |
143 |
| Doctor left the post to join post-graduation |
44.5 |
101 |
| Doctors absent without official reason |
7.9 |
18 |
| Inadequate posts and others |
11.4 |
26 |
|
Workload in the rural facility
|
|
|
| Manageable, as expected |
14.7 |
44 |
| Mostly manageable, occasionally too much |
37.5 |
112 |
| Usually too much/ not manageable |
47.8 |
143 |
|
Private practice during rural posting
|
|
|
| Yes |
29.7 |
91 |
| No |
70.3 |
215 |
|
Lived in the residence provided by the health facility
|
|
|
| Yes, most of the time |
37.0 |
114 |
| Yes, sometimes |
16.9 |
52 |
| Never |
24.0 |
74 |
| Not applicable-accommodation was not available |
14.0 |
43 |
| Had own accommodation |
8.1 |
25 |
|
Family stayed at the rural posting
|
|
|
| Yes |
24.1 |
40 |
| No |
75.9 |
126 |
|
Reason for not staying in health facility residence (multiple responses)
|
|
|
| Lack of security (guard, gate etc.) |
76.7 |
155 |
| Lack of basic amenities |
72.3 |
146 |
| Lack of convenient transport |
39.6 |
80 |
| Family reasons |
39.1 |
79 |
| Lack of quality education for children |
33.2 |
67 |
| To avoid being disturbed by patient(s) during off-duty hours |
21.8 |
44 |
