Publications by authors named "Carol Stephanie Chua Tan-Lim"
Article Synopsis
- The study examines the impact of a mixed healthcare provider network (HCPN) in a rural area of the Philippines, combining public health facilities with a private pharmacy to enhance medication availability.
- Over a two-year period, the majority of prescribed medications were dispensed outside the rural health unit (RHU), indicating reliance on the private pharmacy and other private facilities.
- The findings suggest that this mixed HCPN model can improve access to healthcare services and medications, supporting the implementation of universal healthcare in the region.
Background: The Philippines has a shortage and uneven distribution of healthcare workers (HCWs). Job satisfaction is an important element to HCW retention and attracting new HCWs into the health system.
Objective: This study measured HCWs' intent to stay and HCWs' satisfaction after implementation of multiple interventions intended to strengthen the primary care system, and determine factors significantly associated with HCWs' intent to stay.