Authors: Bijaya Kumar Mishra, Srikanta Kanungo, Kripalini Patel, Swagatika Swain, Subhralaxmi Dwivedy, Subhashree Panda, Sonam Karna, Dinesh Bhuyan, Meena Som, Brajesh Raj Merta, Debdutta Bhattacharya, Jaya Singh Kshatri, Subrata Kumar Palo, and Sanghamitra Pati
Through in-depth interviews and focus group discussions, researchers of this study explored the challenges community health workers face providing maternal and child health care in Odisha, India during the COVID-19 pandemic. This qualitative approach revealed personal, community and facility level challenges, such as stress, lack of community support and inadequate personal protective equipment. Researchers identified yoga and involving community leaders as strategies to overcome these challenges. If these mitigating factors are implemented early on in similar health emergencies, researchers suggest that CHW performance and continuum of care could be enhanced.
Link: Resolution of Resilience: Empirical Findings on the Challenges Faced and the Mitigation Strategies Adopted by Community Health Workers (CHWs) to Provide Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Context of Odisha, India
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Resource Type: Research
Year: 2022
Region: Asia
Country: India
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