ROLE OF ASHA IN PROVIDING MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES THROUGH PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES IN RURAL TELANGANA
Abstract
The role of ASHA services helps in identifying the efficiencies and correcting the working pattern of their services with each patient right from registration to delivery of baby so that services through PHCs can be extended and also no. of patients per each ASHA can be increased with less work load. The aim of this study is to evaluate the role of ASHA in providing maternal and child health (MCH) Services at Primary Health Centres (PHCs) in Nizamanbad district of Telangana. The study was conducted with the help of 162 sample respondents (ASHA workers) from 4 Mandals (out of 36 Mandals) and two each PHC’s from 4 Mandals was considered for a period of three (03) months. The criteria in selecting the sample respondents (ASHA workers) is with having more than two (02) year of experience only considered. Finally, this study found that i) there is no significant association between age and knowledge; ii) there is no significant association between educational qualifications and knowledge; and iii) there is no significant association between experience and knowledge of ASHA in providing maternal and child health services through PHCs in rural Telangana.
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