Factors Affecting Retention in the Philippine National Rural Physician Deployment Program From 2012 to 2019: A Mixed Methods Study

• Main Authors: Flores, Erika Louise L, Manahan, Edric Matthew R, Lacanilao, Miguel Paulo B, Ladaw, Isabella Ma. Beatriz T, Mallillin, Mico Martin B, Mappatao, Nikolai Thadeus Q, Leonardia, Juan Alfonso, Pepito, Veincent Christian F
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2021
• Subjects: Retention; Doctors to the barrios; Rural health; Health workforce; Human resources for health; Philippines; Health services; Public health; Health Services Administration; Human Resources Management; Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration; Public Health
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asmph-pubs/45; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1041&context=asmph-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Background To address the maldistribution of healthcare providers and the shortage of physicians in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas of the Philippines, the Philippine National Rural Physician Deployment Program, or more commonly known as the Doctors to the Barrios (DTTB) program was...