Authors: Lavanya Rao, Ravi Prakash, Prathibha Rai, Mallika Tharakan, Kavitha DL, Arin Kar, Mohan HL, and Krishnamurthy Jayanna
In India, female community health workers (CHWs), also called Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs), provide essential services to their communities. However, their experience of violence as they carry out their work is not well researched. The authors of this paper conducted a mixed-methods study to understand the violence ASHAs experience. They found that violence against ASHAs is very common. They recommend the implementation of anti-violence interventions, enhanced organizational regulations, and improving community respect for ASHA’s work to reduce violence against ASHAs.
Link: Investigating violence against Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs): a mixed methods study from rural North Karnataka, India
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Resource Topic: ASHA, Community Health Workers/Volunteers, Violence
Resource Type: Research
Year: 2021
Region: Asia
Country: India
Publisher May Restrict Access: No