Open AccessEvaluation of knowledge and practice of ASHAs, regarding child health services in Vijyapaura District, Karnataka
Author(s) -
M Rohith,
MM Angadi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_371_20
Subject(s) - medicine , health care , asha , social determinants of health , nursing , accreditation , family medicine , medical education , public health , linguistics , philosophy , economics , economic growth
NHM has created a cadre of trained female community health activists called Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) to mobilize the community toward increased utilization of existing health services. ASHAs play an important role in the rollout of government health programs such as the Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), a conditional cash transfer scheme to incentivize women to give birth in a health facility. The ASHAs work closely with other frontline workers like Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs) and Anganawadi Workers (AWWs) to conduct community-level activities.