Zaeem Haq|Zafar Iqbal|At?f Rahman
Job stress among community health workers: a multi-method study from Pakistan
Human Development Research Foundation|University of Liverpool
abstract background low income countries task providing primary health care often responsibility community health workers pakistan community workers called lady health workers lhw deliver basic health care doorstep rural areas urban slums evaluations show successful programme point inconsistencies quality service provided order achieve would important obtain workers viewpoint jobdescription problems face levels stress encounter methods conducted multimethod study investigate aforementioned issues lhws one typical rural subdistrict rawalpindi surveyed focus group discussions subset workers also conducted results quarter lhws found significant occupational stress factors associated stress included low socioeconomic status travel long distances work inconsistent medical supplies inadequate stipends lack career structure equipped communicate effectively families main factors job dissatisfaction among workers recommendations improvement remuneration better administration supplies structured career path ensured better performance community health workers addition communication skills learning essential part training programme