A cross sectional study to evaluate the operational skills of asha in randomly selected districts of indore & ujjain division
Journal Title: Public Health Review - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: ASHA have been introduced to fill the void created by overburdening of work of anganwadi workers, who employed under the ICDS, are engaged in organizing supplementary programs. The key tasks for the next phase of the NRHM are to equip the ASHA with additional skills to enable an active role for her in not just Reproductive and Child Health but also to undertake action for prevention. Community level cares for Non-communicable Diseases should be encouraged. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in randomly selected two districts each from Indore and Ujjain divisions of the state of Madhya Pradesh. 100 ASHAs (Accredited Social Health Activists) and 50 ANMs (Auxiliary Nurse Midwife) were the study population. Data was collected with the help of semi structured questionnaire and Performa for skill evaluation. Results: Hand washing was performed by 93% participants, 67% were table to take proper temperature recording, 57% were able to weight newborns, 87% were able to apply eye ointment, 53% were able to cover the newborn with the blanket and 38% were able to keep the newborn in warm bag. Mean skill score of Indore and Ujjain Divisions came to be nearly equal and had no significant difference (Unpaired t test, p > 0.05). Conclusion: Quality of training had a positive effect on knowledge, skills and activities undertaken by ASHAs. The work done by ASHAs was mostly focused on incentives; they were giving priorities to activities with good incentives over other activities.
Authors and Affiliations
V. P. Goswami, Sailesh Rai, Priyanka Mahawar, Chakresh Jain
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