The Problems Faced by ASHAs (Accredited Social Health Activist)—A Qualitative Study
Abstract
Abstract
Accredited social health activists (ASHAs) are one of the key components of National Rural
Health Mission (NRHM) programme. ASHA being the grass root level worker, the success of
NHM depends on how efficiently is ASHA able to perform. The study has been conducted with
aim of exploring the problems faced by ASHAs in performing their duties. A semi-structured
interview schedule has been prepared. Purposive sampling was employed to identify 08
(eight) ASHAs. Data was collected using 2 (two) self-reporting methods, that is focused group
discussion (FGDs) and in-depth interviews. The following were the themes that emerged from
the study: (1) Awareness and perception of ASHAs regarding their duties, (2) Challenges—A
ASHA Faces, (3) Communication with Higher Authority, Peer Group and Community, (4)
Credibility in the Community. Conceptual Framework for problems faced by ASHAs was
developed from themes, on the basis of discussion of the themes in relation to the theories,
studies and literature already available.
Keywords: ASHAs, duties, problem faced, intervention
Cite this Article
Neha Dagar, Urmila Bharadwaj,
Priyanka Bansal. The problems faced by
ASHAs (Accredited Social Health
Activist)—A Qualitative Study. Journal
of Nursing Science and Practice. 2017;
7(2): 25–30p.
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