Working conditions and occupational stress among nurses in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional pilot study

Irteja Islam1, Kh Md Watin Alam2, Syed Afroz Keramat3, Munzur E Murshid4, Rezwanul Haque5, Enamul Kabir6, Rasheda Khanam3, Manjurul Haque Khan2
1Maternal and Child Health Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2Department of Occupation and Environmenal Health, Naitonal Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dhaka, Bangladesh
3School of Commerce, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia
4Handicap International – Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
5American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB), Dhaka, Bangladesh
6Centre for Health Research, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia

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