How female community health workers navigate work challenges and why there are still gaps in their performance: a look at female community health workers in maternal and child health in two Indian districts through a reciprocal determinism framework

How female community health workers navigate work challenges and why there are still gaps in their performance: a look at female community health workers in maternal and child health in two Indian districts through a reciprocal determinism framework

Abstract Background Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) are community health workers tasked to deliver health prevention in communities and link them with the health care sector. This paper examines the social, cultural, and institutional influences that either facilitate or impede ASHAs’ abi...

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Main Authors: Enisha Sarin, Sarah Smith Lunsford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Human Resources for Health
Subjects:
Community health worker
Health worker performance
Social cognitive theory
Reproductive and maternal health
Gender norms
India
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12960-017-0222-3

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