Detail Primary medical care in developing countries Bibliografi Author: Fendall, N.R. Bahasa: (EN )     Penerbit: International Journal of Health Services     Tempat Terbit: Westport, Conn.    Tahun Terbit: 1972     Jenis: Article Ketersediaan Perpustakaan PKPM Nomor Panggil: SALUS 00072 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Abstract Common to all developing nations are lack of financial resources and trained manpower, illiteracy, high fertility, a traditional society based on the soil, and diseases related to undernutrition, infections, and vector-borne illnesses. Most diseases are not of the exotic, tropical kind but common diseases of the respiratory and digestive tracts. There is much less self treatment than in industrialized nations, but many complaints could be treated by nonphysicians. The distribution of scarce physician resources is poor. Most physicians seek to live and work in capital cities and not in the rural areas where most people live. There are too few paramedical workers to support the physicians. The growth of the population constantly exceeds the increase in the number of physicians, some of whom are lost through the brain drain to more developed countries. Although there is no lack of knowledge or understanding of what to do about these problems, there is insufficient application of such knowledge toward practicable solutions. More realistic planning for primary care is necessary in the future. The only hope lies in greater use of nonprofessional workers operating from planned centres. Among the priorities are: screening for early major abnormalities, better emergency care and transport services, and birth control. More emphasis must be given to child care in rural areas, where children under 15 account for more than half of the population. Five references are listed. (Author abstract.) Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Lihat Sejarah Pengadaan  Konversi Metadata   Kembali

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