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dc.contributor.authorPandey, Jatin
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Manjari
dc.contributor.authorVarkkey, Biju
dc.contributor.authorMavalankar, Dileep
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-08T06:02:54Z
dc.date.available2020-06-08T06:02:54Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.citationPandey, J., Singh, M., Varkkey, B., & Mavalankar, D. (2020). Promoting Health in Rural India: Enhancing Job Performance of Lay Health Care Activists. IIM Kozhikode Society & Management Review, 9(2), 226–242. https://doi.org/10.1177/2277975219857411en_US
dc.identifier.issn2321-029X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11718/23080
dc.description.abstractThe health of people in a nation is a potential indicator of its development. Over and above that, the job performance of people involved in the delivery and facilitation of health care services within a nation reflects the actual health conditions in it. In developing countries, where a large chunk of the population lives in rural areas, the job performance of grass-roots health care workers gains significant importance in order to ensure effective and efficient delivery of health care services to the masses and marginalized communities. The present study takes the case of Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) in difficult rural areas of India to identify factors that affect their job performance and suggests interventions through which it could be enhanced. Fifty-five ASHAs were interviewed and five focused group discussions (FGDs) were conducted. Additionally, triangulation was done by interviewing other stakeholders, while studying relevant documents. Through content analysis of these interviews and documents, this study identifies the demands, resources and stressors that affect the job performance of these important intermediaries in the health care supply chain (in the Indian context). The study also suggests policy-level decisions that could help in enhancing job performance of ASHAs by managing demands, increasing resources and reducing stressors.en_US
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dc.publisherIIM Kozhikode Society & Management Reviewen_US
dc.subjectCommunity health care workersen_US
dc.subjectJob performanceen_US
dc.subjectRural Indiaen_US
dc.subjectDifficult geographiesen_US
dc.titlePromoting health in rural India: enhancing job performance of lay health care activistsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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