Table 7 Difficulties faced by the healthcare providers in government hospitals in treating DSD population in three major divisions of Bangladesh

1

All papers documents supplied by the hospital’s authority merely consider either male or female patient.

2

Some physicians do not prefer to treat DSD patients

3

General people gather around DSD patient which hinder hospital management.

4

DSD patients enter hospitals with an excess number of companions (DSD persons) which hinder hospital management.

5

Hospital’s staff suspect that DSD population enter the hospital to ask for charity instead of illness issues.