Missing doctors? an investigative study on the absenteeism among medical workers in community health centers (CHCs) in rural South Karnataka,India

Objective: to find out unauthorized absenteeism among the various staff of community health centers (chcs) study design: cross sectional settings: this study was conducted in 30 selected community health centers (chc) in southern karnataka,india methods: simple random technique and data collected through unnoticed visits. result: in this study we observed that unauthorized absenteeism is most common and it would be very hard to find different medical workers in the chc's even during working hours. some doctors were making adjustments among the colleagues for being absent by turns. mainly absent rate of physicians are more. absent rate is more on fridays' and mondays'. conclusion; unauthorized absence of the doctors has resulted in rural health care system even worst for the poor. this paper suggests that strong accountability and commitment is required on the part of the doctors. also govt should provide proper fundamental facility,specialist doctors,and provide emergency medicine and equipments.