摘要：Objectives:Effective and efficient communication is a core element in healthcare systems,especially between healthcare providers and *** study aimed to identify communication barriers be-tween nurses and patients in primary healthcare centers in ***:This is a cross-sectional study conducted across primary healthcare centers in *** hundred and two patients were recruited using convenience sampling.A self-administered question-naire comprising 29 items on communication barriers was ***:A total of 402 patients consented to *** majority of participants reported the following statements had large effects on communication:“shortage in the number of nurses compared to the large number of patients”(254/401,63.3%),“lack of desire of nurse to communicate with patients”(246/402,61.2%),and“negative attitude of the nurse toward the patient”(238/401,59.4%).Further,“difference in language between nurses and patients,”“lack of self-confidence by nurses,”and“nurses overwhelmed by work”were ranked as top three statements with a significant influence on commu-nication between nurses and ***:Communication between healthcare providers and patients is pivotal for an optimal healthcare *** on the findings of this study and the literature,we recommend formal training of health care workers in improving communication skills and including this not only in medical cur-riculum but also in the form of continuing medical education(CMEs)1.