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Table 4 Distribution of traditional healers, homeopaths and others per 10,000 populations, various Bangladeshi divisions

From: The health workforce crisis in Bangladesh: shortage, inappropriate skill-mix and inequitable distribution

 

Traditional healers

Homeopaths

Others*

 

Kabiraj,

Totka

Faith

healers

All

Qualified

Unqualified

All

 

Division

       

   Barisal

12.8

17.7

30.5

1.0

2.3

3.3

1.7

   Chittagong

49.3

40.6

89.9

3.0

1.6

4.7

2.2

   Dhaka

29.6

20.3

49.8

3.6

1.2

4.7

2.6

   Khulna

38.2

28.0

66.2

3.9

4.7

8.6

0.9

   Rajshahi

35.7

45.8

81.6

3.6

3.9

7.5

1.1

   Sylhet

14.9

38.1

53.1

3.8

2.2

6.1

0.0

Location

       

   Rural

42.1

40.5

82.6

2.5

2.9

5.5

1.05

   Urban

4.4

4.2

8.6

6.1

0.9

7.0

4.02

Sex

       

   Male

23.4

22.2

45.6

3.2

2.3

5.5

1.4

   Female

9.3

9.3

18.6

0.3

0.1

0.4

0.3

All

32.7

31.5

64.2

3.4

2.5

5.9

1.7

  1. *Circumcision practitioners, ear cleaners, tooth extractors, etc.