Authors: Kenneth Maes, Svea Closser, Yihenew Tesfaye, Roza Abesha
Many global health initiatives rely heavily on unpaid and impoverished community health workers. Given the growing social science literature on volunteering in health programs in low- and middle-income countries, it is imperative to pay attention to the psychological and social well being of these volunteers. This study presents a quantitative and qualitative assessment of these factors from data obtained by a cross sectional survey of women who comprise Ethiopia’s state organized Women Development Army.
Link: Psychosocial distress among unpaid community health workers in rural Ethiopia
Resource Topic: CHW Role, CHWs and Mental Health, Gender
Resource Type: Journal articles
Year: 2019
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Country: Ethiopia
Publisher May Restrict Access: No