Human` Complexity and Man`s Atrocity: Causes Of Medical Malpractices among Pakhtuns of Pakistan

Arab Naz, Umar Daraz, Waseem Khan, Qaisar Khan, Tariq Khan, Anwar Alam and Irum Mughal

Asian Journal of Empirical Research, 2013, vol. 3, issue 3, 286-297

Abstract: This study investigates various socio-economic causes of medical malpractices among Pakhtuns of District Swat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan. A comprehensive survey was conducted in Saidu Group of teaching hospitals Mingora and data was collected through structured questionnaire from 115 educated respondents through stratified random sampling with proportional-allocation method including patients, nurses, and paramedical staff. A triangulated (Qualitative and Quantitative) approach was adopted to record the responses of the respondents’ perceptions regarding medical malpractices. The study reveals that various socio-economic causes contribute to the malpractices such as lack of health-education, untrained practitioners, un-sterilized procedures, lust for money, corruption and, vested interest groups. The study recommends that proper health education; awareness among people, proper health policy, ban on quackery and deterrence to drug black marketing will help reduce and eliminate medical practices.

Keywords: Health; Medical Malpractice; Medical Instrument; Medical Errors; Corruption (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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