Quality of life among community health workers in the districts of Koppal, Raichur and Mysore, Karnataka State, India

IF 2.3 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Rajendra D, Sarala R, Usha Manjunath
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Abstract

Aim

To explore the Quality of life among the community health workers and its association with the socio-demographic variables.

Subject and methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted among 739 Community Health Workers (CHWs), where a multistage random sampling technique was used and three districts were selected based on the proportion of Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) in the districts of Karnataka. “WHOQOL-BREF” was used along with a Sociodemographic profile to determine the Quality of Life (QoL) among the CHWs. Multivariate regression models, T-test and ANOVA tests were used for the analysis.

Results

The overall Quality of life mean ± SD was 3.4 ± 0.95. Domain-wise social relationship was found to be highest with a mean ± SD of 66.5 ± 21.7 and Environmental domain was found to be the least with a mean ± SD of 48.6 ± 16.6. The Multivariate regression models reveal that education up to primary level, an individual income of INR 5000 and more, and family income of INR 15000 to 40000 contribute to the higher score, whereas total family members of 5–8, age 25 to 44, and education of secondary schooling, PUC/diploma contribute to the lower scores of QoL.

Conclusion

The results of the study showed that CHWs had neither good nor bad quality of life. And there is a need to improve physical and environmental factors such as job satisfaction, population coverage, better income, physical safety, good working environment, better transportation facilities which can improve the QoL among CHWs.

印度卡纳塔克邦科普帕尔、雷丘尔和迈索尔地区社区保健工作者的生活质量
研究对象和方法 在 739 名社区保健工作者(Community Health Workers,CHWs)中开展了一项横断面研究,采用了多阶段随机抽样技术,并根据卡纳塔克邦各地区经认可的社会保健积极分子(Accredited Social Health Activist,ASHA)的比例选取了三个地区。采用 "WHOQOL-BREF "和社会人口概况来确定社区保健员的生活质量(QoL)。结果总体生活质量的平均值(± SD)为 3.4 ± 0.95。社会关系领域的平均值(± SD)为 66.5 ± 21.7,最高;环境领域的平均值(± SD)为 48.6 ± 16.6,最低。多变量回归模型显示,受教育程度达到小学水平、个人收入在 5000 印度卢比及以上、家庭收入在 15000 至 40000 印度卢比的人生活质量得分较高,而家庭成员总数为 5 至 8 人、年龄在 25 至 44 岁之间、受教育程度为中学、PUC/文凭的人生活质量得分较低。有必要改善物理和环境因素,如工作满意度、人口覆盖率、更高的收入、人身安全、良好的工作环境、更好的交通设施等,这些都可以改善社区保健员的生活质量。
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Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health
Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-
CiteScore
4.60
自引率
7.70%
发文量
218
审稿时长
66 days
期刊介绍: Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health (CEGH) is a multidisciplinary journal and it is published four times (March, June, September, December) a year. The mandate of CEGH is to promote articles on clinical epidemiology with focus on developing countries in the context of global health. We also accept articles from other countries. It publishes original research work across all disciplines of medicine and allied sciences, related to clinical epidemiology and global health. The journal publishes Original articles, Review articles, Evidence Summaries, Letters to the Editor. All articles published in CEGH are peer-reviewed and published online for immediate access and citation.
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