By integrated management system (IMS) based on integrated main indicators (IMI), the quality of health, safety and environmental management specifically for chemical industries was well increased. This study aimed to evaluate and compare integrated and efficient indicators in two chemical industries in Iran by health, safety, and environment (HSE) management system (MS). The integrated indicators were divided into HSE domains in the form of a questionnaire by proposed method and the weight of each of them was calculated from 101 features in the field. A list of criteria, sub-criteria, and integrated indicators was first prepared for assessing the performance of the HSE-MS system, and Delphi was finalised with the help of experts, and then the results were weighed by ANP and DEMATEL methods for two companies. Finally, 101 integrated and efficient indicators were extracted for performance evaluation to demonstrate the application of the DEMATEL, ANP method to select effective indicators in measuring HSE-MS performance in two chemical industries. In this study, the mean scores per weight of HSE indicators for chemical industries A and B increased from 2.38 to 2.79 and 1.84 to 2.056 in the beginning of 2017 up to the end of 2018. The mean score of HSE indicators for companies A and B were archived (2.65 and 2.93) and (1.95 and 2.16), respectively, in the spring/winter of 2017 and 2018. So, HSE-MS and IMS help chemical industries to improve HSE and management systems to achieve high-quality industry in different options, especially in human sources. Although in this study all trends of HSE indicator had a moderate phase with positive rate from spring 2017 up to winter 2018 for two companies A and B but company B moved slowly as compared to company A.
{"title":"Promotion and Evaluation of HSE Indicators: Based on Integrated Management System in Two Chemical Industries, Iran","authors":"Somayeh Mirza, Nabiollah Mansouri, Hamid Shirkhanloo","doi":"10.1177/09720634231196004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09720634231196004","url":null,"abstract":"By integrated management system (IMS) based on integrated main indicators (IMI), the quality of health, safety and environmental management specifically for chemical industries was well increased. This study aimed to evaluate and compare integrated and efficient indicators in two chemical industries in Iran by health, safety, and environment (HSE) management system (MS). The integrated indicators were divided into HSE domains in the form of a questionnaire by proposed method and the weight of each of them was calculated from 101 features in the field. A list of criteria, sub-criteria, and integrated indicators was first prepared for assessing the performance of the HSE-MS system, and Delphi was finalised with the help of experts, and then the results were weighed by ANP and DEMATEL methods for two companies. Finally, 101 integrated and efficient indicators were extracted for performance evaluation to demonstrate the application of the DEMATEL, ANP method to select effective indicators in measuring HSE-MS performance in two chemical industries. In this study, the mean scores per weight of HSE indicators for chemical industries A and B increased from 2.38 to 2.79 and 1.84 to 2.056 in the beginning of 2017 up to the end of 2018. The mean score of HSE indicators for companies A and B were archived (2.65 and 2.93) and (1.95 and 2.16), respectively, in the spring/winter of 2017 and 2018. So, HSE-MS and IMS help chemical industries to improve HSE and management systems to achieve high-quality industry in different options, especially in human sources. Although in this study all trends of HSE indicator had a moderate phase with positive rate from spring 2017 up to winter 2018 for two companies A and B but company B moved slowly as compared to company A.","PeriodicalId":45421,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Management","volume":"59 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135428796","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-01DOI: 10.1177/09720634231195208
Nihar Ranjan Rout, Tapas Kumar Patra
Most of the countries around the world accepted and introduced lockdown as one of the major non-pharmaceutical strategies to slow down the spread of COVID-19. However, the pandemic and various lockdown measures introduced to mitigate it were expected to affect the population in many ways. This study aimed at analysing the problems of health care utilisation encountered by pregnant women in selected rural areas of the district of Balasore in Odisha and assessing the effect of lockdown on the mental health of the women. Besides, the study also attempted to explore the extent of precautionary measures practised by women in the study area. It is a cross-sectional study based on the data obtained through a semi-structured interview schedule, from 150 currently married rural women in the reproductive age group including 100 pregnant women selected through a multistage sampling process. Pregnant women in this study were conscious about COVID-19 and most of them preferred to stay back at home and wash their hands/use masks frequently. Unavailability of doctors and long waiting time etc. were reported as problems encountered at the health centre. The effect of the COVID-19 lockdown on the mental health of pregnant women was clearly evident, and the two biggest reasons were lockdown-induced immobility and reduced income. Pregnant women, who are highly vulnerable in general, were affected badly due to the COVID-19 lockdown and it is certainly a challenge for the policy makers to address the issue in times of such exigencies in the future.
{"title":"Effects of Lockdown on Utilisation of Health Care and Mental Health of Pregnant Women in Rural Areas of Balasore, Odisha, India: Experiences Learnt from the COVID-19 Pandemic","authors":"Nihar Ranjan Rout, Tapas Kumar Patra","doi":"10.1177/09720634231195208","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09720634231195208","url":null,"abstract":"Most of the countries around the world accepted and introduced lockdown as one of the major non-pharmaceutical strategies to slow down the spread of COVID-19. However, the pandemic and various lockdown measures introduced to mitigate it were expected to affect the population in many ways. This study aimed at analysing the problems of health care utilisation encountered by pregnant women in selected rural areas of the district of Balasore in Odisha and assessing the effect of lockdown on the mental health of the women. Besides, the study also attempted to explore the extent of precautionary measures practised by women in the study area. It is a cross-sectional study based on the data obtained through a semi-structured interview schedule, from 150 currently married rural women in the reproductive age group including 100 pregnant women selected through a multistage sampling process. Pregnant women in this study were conscious about COVID-19 and most of them preferred to stay back at home and wash their hands/use masks frequently. Unavailability of doctors and long waiting time etc. were reported as problems encountered at the health centre. The effect of the COVID-19 lockdown on the mental health of pregnant women was clearly evident, and the two biggest reasons were lockdown-induced immobility and reduced income. Pregnant women, who are highly vulnerable in general, were affected badly due to the COVID-19 lockdown and it is certainly a challenge for the policy makers to address the issue in times of such exigencies in the future.","PeriodicalId":45421,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Management","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135434058","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-01DOI: 10.1177/09720634231195163
Marion Siagian
This research describes organisation, interpretation and application of the legal policies in healthcare management as the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in West Java. This research used a descriptive method with a qualitative approach. Data collection was carried out with a study of documentation and forum group discussions. Data analysis technique employed the interactive model by Miles, M. B. (process of collecting, condensing, and presenting data, as well as drawing conclusions). In response to the COVID-19 pandemic in West Java, it was carried out by forming the Healthcare Facility Management Division under Acceleration Task Force. The policy was interpreted by establishing a plan to assess the requirements for additional capacity and healthcare workers by referring to the prediction of the increased number of patients using the SimCOVID model. Implementation of management policy for healthcare facilities in West Java has been carried out through organisation, interpretation, and application.
{"title":"Implementation of Management Policy for Healthcare Facility to Respond COVID-19 Pandemic in West Java","authors":"Marion Siagian","doi":"10.1177/09720634231195163","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09720634231195163","url":null,"abstract":"This research describes organisation, interpretation and application of the legal policies in healthcare management as the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in West Java. This research used a descriptive method with a qualitative approach. Data collection was carried out with a study of documentation and forum group discussions. Data analysis technique employed the interactive model by Miles, M. B. (process of collecting, condensing, and presenting data, as well as drawing conclusions). In response to the COVID-19 pandemic in West Java, it was carried out by forming the Healthcare Facility Management Division under Acceleration Task Force. The policy was interpreted by establishing a plan to assess the requirements for additional capacity and healthcare workers by referring to the prediction of the increased number of patients using the SimCOVID model. Implementation of management policy for healthcare facilities in West Java has been carried out through organisation, interpretation, and application.","PeriodicalId":45421,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Management","volume":"72 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135637542","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-01DOI: 10.1177/09720634231195138
J. Shanmugapriya, Seema Mehta, Tanjul Saxena
This article explores the motivational needs of doctors to retain in the rural areas by reducing their turnover intention. The study investigates the effect of Existential, Relatedness, and Growth (ERG) dimensions on turnover intention of Community Health Centre (CHC) doctors when they are placed in rural and remote areas of Tamil Nadu. This article discovered and examined the link between ERG needs and turnover intention. The study is based on a cross-sectional analytic study design, wherein primary data were gathered using a structured questionnaire on a five-point Likert scale from 318 doctors and processed through descriptive statistics and structural equation modelling using Smart PLS 3. The element of ‘growth needs’ within the ERG framework has been identified as the most significant predictor of rural CHC doctors’ intention to leave their positions. Therefore, policymakers should focus on developing strategies related to this aspect to retain doctors in rural areas. Additionally, researchers and public health practitioners can employ validated ERG instruments to analyse doctors’ motivation for choosing rural postings in India.
{"title":"Existential, Relatedness and Growth Needs that Determine Turnover Intention of Rural CHC Doctors in Tamil Nadu: Structural Equation Model","authors":"J. Shanmugapriya, Seema Mehta, Tanjul Saxena","doi":"10.1177/09720634231195138","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09720634231195138","url":null,"abstract":"This article explores the motivational needs of doctors to retain in the rural areas by reducing their turnover intention. The study investigates the effect of Existential, Relatedness, and Growth (ERG) dimensions on turnover intention of Community Health Centre (CHC) doctors when they are placed in rural and remote areas of Tamil Nadu. This article discovered and examined the link between ERG needs and turnover intention. The study is based on a cross-sectional analytic study design, wherein primary data were gathered using a structured questionnaire on a five-point Likert scale from 318 doctors and processed through descriptive statistics and structural equation modelling using Smart PLS 3. The element of ‘growth needs’ within the ERG framework has been identified as the most significant predictor of rural CHC doctors’ intention to leave their positions. Therefore, policymakers should focus on developing strategies related to this aspect to retain doctors in rural areas. Additionally, researchers and public health practitioners can employ validated ERG instruments to analyse doctors’ motivation for choosing rural postings in India.","PeriodicalId":45421,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Management","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135637545","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-01DOI: 10.1177/09720634231195162
Mahi Uddin
This study examined the role of workplace social support from supervisors and co-workers on work engagement of nurses in the private healthcare sector in Bangladesh through the mediating role of affective commitment. Data were collected from 271 nurses and analysed through structural equation modelling. The results reported that affective commitment partially mediated the relationship between supervisory support and work engagement, and fully mediated the relationship between co-worker support and work engagement. Healthcare organisations need to make sure that trained supervisors and co-workers are available in the workplace that can increase collaboration and cooperation among nurses. This study, grounded on job demand–resources theory and social exchange theory, contributes to extend the existing service research by studying the mediating mechanism of affective commitment integrating perceived supervisory support and perceived co-worker support to the work engagement of nurses.
{"title":"Investigating the Impact of Perceived Social Support from Supervisors and Co-workers on Work Engagement Among Nurses in Private Healthcare Sector in Bangladesh: The Mediating Role of Affective Commitment","authors":"Mahi Uddin","doi":"10.1177/09720634231195162","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09720634231195162","url":null,"abstract":"This study examined the role of workplace social support from supervisors and co-workers on work engagement of nurses in the private healthcare sector in Bangladesh through the mediating role of affective commitment. Data were collected from 271 nurses and analysed through structural equation modelling. The results reported that affective commitment partially mediated the relationship between supervisory support and work engagement, and fully mediated the relationship between co-worker support and work engagement. Healthcare organisations need to make sure that trained supervisors and co-workers are available in the workplace that can increase collaboration and cooperation among nurses. This study, grounded on job demand–resources theory and social exchange theory, contributes to extend the existing service research by studying the mediating mechanism of affective commitment integrating perceived supervisory support and perceived co-worker support to the work engagement of nurses.","PeriodicalId":45421,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Management","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135434055","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-01DOI: 10.1177/09720634231195214
Obasanjo Joseph Oyedele, Toyin Segun Onayinka, Omolola Oluwasola, Chika E. Asogwa
Media campaigns on COVID-19 protocols were launched in Nigeria to reduce the spread of the virus. There was evidence to suggest disobedience to the protocols. Thus, this study investigates factors that facilitated civil disobedience to COVID-19 protocols and the implications for the management of the virus. Awareness, mediatisation and personal, cultural and societal factors constructs were formulated to measure the level of civil disobedience. Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin’s Measure of Sampling Adequacy used for the study revealed that 86.4% out of the sampled size was sufficient for testing and validating variables in the civil disobedience construct, 69.1% and 63.1% for awareness and mediatisation constructs, respectively. The constructs were subjected to inferential statistical analysis, and the variables measured at the continuous and linear relationship levels. The study found economic status and media reports as the determinants of peoples’ awareness of the virus. Provision of adequate information and exposure to COVID-related contents were dominant factors under mediatisation; social distancing and use of face masks were dominant factors of civil disobedience. This study concluded that media campaigns on COVID-19 protocols failed to achieve needed behavioural changes due to economic issues, language barriers, insensitivity of government and inadequate provision of essential amenities.
{"title":"When Media Campaigns Fail: Explaining the Factors of Civil Disobedience to COVID-19 Protocols in Nigeria","authors":"Obasanjo Joseph Oyedele, Toyin Segun Onayinka, Omolola Oluwasola, Chika E. Asogwa","doi":"10.1177/09720634231195214","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09720634231195214","url":null,"abstract":"Media campaigns on COVID-19 protocols were launched in Nigeria to reduce the spread of the virus. There was evidence to suggest disobedience to the protocols. Thus, this study investigates factors that facilitated civil disobedience to COVID-19 protocols and the implications for the management of the virus. Awareness, mediatisation and personal, cultural and societal factors constructs were formulated to measure the level of civil disobedience. Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin’s Measure of Sampling Adequacy used for the study revealed that 86.4% out of the sampled size was sufficient for testing and validating variables in the civil disobedience construct, 69.1% and 63.1% for awareness and mediatisation constructs, respectively. The constructs were subjected to inferential statistical analysis, and the variables measured at the continuous and linear relationship levels. The study found economic status and media reports as the determinants of peoples’ awareness of the virus. Provision of adequate information and exposure to COVID-related contents were dominant factors under mediatisation; social distancing and use of face masks were dominant factors of civil disobedience. This study concluded that media campaigns on COVID-19 protocols failed to achieve needed behavioural changes due to economic issues, language barriers, insensitivity of government and inadequate provision of essential amenities.","PeriodicalId":45421,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Management","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135347467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-01DOI: 10.1177/09720634231196001
Cenk Teker, Sait Söyler, Doğancan Çavmak
Groups within the healthcare organisations are widespread subjects of research nowadays. Nevertheless, informal groups are rarely examined in healthcare. This study is a descriptive cross-sectional study aimed to determine the formation of informal groups and its dimensions in Turkey. A survey design was adopted and sample size was 208. The questionnaire was validated using exploratory factor analysis and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. The study unveiled that the ownership of hospitals are prominent determinants of informal groups. Demographic, social and environmentally proximity are the main factors for public employees to take part in an informal group while intellectual life and closeness are the main factors for private sector employees. The study suggests that managers should assume the most part of responsibility to determine employee’s abilities, preferences and social features to cooperate with informal groups.
{"title":"Formation of Informal Groups in Healthcare: A Field Survey in Istanbul/Turkiye","authors":"Cenk Teker, Sait Söyler, Doğancan Çavmak","doi":"10.1177/09720634231196001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09720634231196001","url":null,"abstract":"Groups within the healthcare organisations are widespread subjects of research nowadays. Nevertheless, informal groups are rarely examined in healthcare. This study is a descriptive cross-sectional study aimed to determine the formation of informal groups and its dimensions in Turkey. A survey design was adopted and sample size was 208. The questionnaire was validated using exploratory factor analysis and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. The study unveiled that the ownership of hospitals are prominent determinants of informal groups. Demographic, social and environmentally proximity are the main factors for public employees to take part in an informal group while intellectual life and closeness are the main factors for private sector employees. The study suggests that managers should assume the most part of responsibility to determine employee’s abilities, preferences and social features to cooperate with informal groups.","PeriodicalId":45421,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Management","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135428786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-01DOI: 10.1177/09720634231195972
Samba Diop, Simplice Asongu
This exploratory study aims to assess Africa’s lagging position in global health in relation to some healthcare infrastructure before critically examining the situation of Africa in the light of pressing COVID-19 healthcare infrastructural needs in terms of the number of hospital beds, intensive care units beds and ventilators per 100,000 people. A comparative analysis is provided to showcase which regions are leading in the health facilities in the world in general and Africa, in particular, as well as countries that are lagging in the attendant healthcare facilities. Analytical insights are provided to illustrate that the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed how Africa cannot reach most Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially SDG-3 on health and well-being. Moreover, corresponding inferences suggest that the continent is unprepared for future pandemics in terms of health facilities.
{"title":"Global Healthcare Infrastructure and Africa in Times of COVID-19: Insights for Sustainable Development and Future Pandemics","authors":"Samba Diop, Simplice Asongu","doi":"10.1177/09720634231195972","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09720634231195972","url":null,"abstract":"This exploratory study aims to assess Africa’s lagging position in global health in relation to some healthcare infrastructure before critically examining the situation of Africa in the light of pressing COVID-19 healthcare infrastructural needs in terms of the number of hospital beds, intensive care units beds and ventilators per 100,000 people. A comparative analysis is provided to showcase which regions are leading in the health facilities in the world in general and Africa, in particular, as well as countries that are lagging in the attendant healthcare facilities. Analytical insights are provided to illustrate that the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed how Africa cannot reach most Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially SDG-3 on health and well-being. Moreover, corresponding inferences suggest that the continent is unprepared for future pandemics in terms of health facilities.","PeriodicalId":45421,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Management","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135894825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-01DOI: 10.1177/09720634231195175
Nguyen Thi Hoai Thu, Fiona McDonald, Sophie Witter, Bui Thi My Anh, Andrew Wilson
Training is widely considered to contribute to the ‘can do’ and ‘will do’ capacities of health workers. Having appropriately skilled health workers is recognised as critical to assuring quality health services. This study examined the relevance of in-service training (IST) provided to maternal health workers (MHW) in rural Vietnam. A mixed method approach was used involving a survey of 240 health workers providing maternal health services and managers and 43 in-depth interviews of health workers and managers from 5 health districts across two provinces in Vietnam. Although two thirds of participants reported accessing IST within the previous 12 months, only 53.3% attended maternal health training. Factors related to the self-reported ability to perform Essential Obstetric Care (EOC) include: Being trained on EOC; Work experience; and Qualifications of MHWs. Participants reported that the IST was irrelevant to their actual needs, while managers reported frustration that IST programs were scheduled haphazardly, dependent on budget availability. In conclusion, in-service training programs should be designed taking into account the needs of the workforce and managers in terms of content, mode of delivery, scheduling and follow-up. Poorly planned and inappropriately delivered training may contribute to a perceived inability to provide EOC.
{"title":"In-service Training of Maternal Health Workers in Rural Areas in Vietnam: Is it Relevant, Timely and Effective? A Mixed-method Study","authors":"Nguyen Thi Hoai Thu, Fiona McDonald, Sophie Witter, Bui Thi My Anh, Andrew Wilson","doi":"10.1177/09720634231195175","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09720634231195175","url":null,"abstract":"Training is widely considered to contribute to the ‘can do’ and ‘will do’ capacities of health workers. Having appropriately skilled health workers is recognised as critical to assuring quality health services. This study examined the relevance of in-service training (IST) provided to maternal health workers (MHW) in rural Vietnam. A mixed method approach was used involving a survey of 240 health workers providing maternal health services and managers and 43 in-depth interviews of health workers and managers from 5 health districts across two provinces in Vietnam. Although two thirds of participants reported accessing IST within the previous 12 months, only 53.3% attended maternal health training. Factors related to the self-reported ability to perform Essential Obstetric Care (EOC) include: Being trained on EOC; Work experience; and Qualifications of MHWs. Participants reported that the IST was irrelevant to their actual needs, while managers reported frustration that IST programs were scheduled haphazardly, dependent on budget availability. In conclusion, in-service training programs should be designed taking into account the needs of the workforce and managers in terms of content, mode of delivery, scheduling and follow-up. Poorly planned and inappropriately delivered training may contribute to a perceived inability to provide EOC.","PeriodicalId":45421,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Management","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135637543","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-01DOI: 10.1177/09720634231195969
Rutuja Laxmikant Kolhe, Rutuja Umesh Madhure
COVID-19 has wreaked havoc worldwide, challenging science, basic humanity, and mankind by posing various physiological, psychological, social, economic, and political threats. We conducted an online survey in some regions of Maharashtra, prominently Pune and Mumbai to understand the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the general population and the mental health of the public. The motive behind the research was to focus on the positive as well as the negative impact of the coronavirus crisis on the public. Social distancing, quarantine, and lockdown have affected different people in different ways. Major emphasis was laid upon the dominant factors that affect the mental well-being of an individual such as sleep routine, work schedule and social life. The survey responses were analysed to obtain useful results. We present the statistical analysis of the collected data and discuss important correlations between various factors using Cramer’s V correlation method. It is critical to study the responses of the human brain in such cases, so that mankind can prepare for any other catastrophic events in future.
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