Factors affecting the work of physicians in rural areas of Turkey

MOLLAHALILOGLU S., UĞURLUOĞLU Ö., Isik O., KOSDAK M., Taskaya S.

RURAL AND REMOTE HEALTH, cilt.15, sa.3, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Dergi Adı: RURAL AND REMOTE HEALTH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: health human resources, incentives, physician, rural area, Turkey, UNDERSERVED AREAS, INCENTIVES
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: An unbalanced geographical distribution of physicians leads to important differences in healthcare outcomes and difficulties in accessing healthcare services in rural areas. As in many other countries in the world, the geographical distribution of physicians in Turkey is unbalanced. Although there has been an increase in the number of physicians in the rural areas of Turkey since the introduction of the Health Transformation Program in 2003, health statistics indicate that significant differences still exist between regions in terms of the population-to-physician ratio. The aim of this study was to determine the factors that affect physicians' decisions about working in rural areas in Turkey.