Open AccessReproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health in the community: Task-sharing between male and female health workers in an Indian rural context
Author(s) -
Sara J Elazan,
Ariel Higgins-Steele,
Jean Christophe Fotso,
Mila H Rosenthal,
Dharitri Rout
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/0970-0218.170963
Subject(s) - outreach , context (archaeology) , workforce , medicine , reproductive health , health facility , community health , family planning , developing country , health care , public health , nursing , family medicine , environmental health , population , economic growth , health services , geography , archaeology , economics , research methodology
Male community health workers (CHWs) have rarely been studied as an addition to the female community health workforce to improve access and care for reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH).