Bangladesh Medical Research Council bulletin
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Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull · Apr 2014
Physicians knowledge and attitude of opioid availability, accessibility and use in pain management in Bangladesh.
This survey was conducted on 1000 physicians with pain management responsibilities practicing in 47 districts in Bangladesh. The response rate was 58.3%. The physicians had a mean of 21 years in practice. ⋯ Oncology physicians displayed significantly higher knowledge scores. The results demonstrated physicians' poor knowledge, attitude and perceived barriers regarding opioids. Effective education strategies need to be addressed using the study result.