Some General Factors Inhibiting Family Medicine Research in Developing Countries
| Adapted from Horton R. North and South: bridging the information gap. Lancet. 2000;355:2231–2236. |
| Poor health care infrastructure—materials, manpower, political will |
| Limited financial resources—government priorities lie elsewhere in education, defence, general health care delivery, or debt repayment |
| Poor training in research methods, epidemiology and statistics in general medical training |
| Little incentive for a busy practitioner, overwhelmed by the system |
| Reluctance of international journals to publish papers from developing world9 |
| Research is not a priority of health system |
| Employment systems where only service is rewarded |