Effect of structured training program on selected non communicable diseases risk reduction among women on knowledge and skills of female health workers
- Conditions
- Female Health Workers working at selected health centres of Jodhpur. Women being rendered selected NCDs health services by these health workers
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/04/024546
- Lead Sponsor
- Self funded
- Brief Summary
NCDs represent the biggest threat to women’s health worldwide, increasinglyimpacting on women in developing countries in their most productive years. Womenbecause of their gender, social responsibilities, family role, internalizationof feelings are more prone to become prey to non-communicable diseases.Moreover, health care research into gender disparities in the development andtreatment of NCDs is sparse.
Female health workers being the most important cadre of health caresystem provide services to diverse groups. They directly relate to masses andact as a link between the primary and higher health care settings. As theyincreasingly play a more prominent role in providing health services, there isan increasing need to ensure that they possess the necessary knowledge and competenciesto satisfactorily perform their expanding roles. Effective training of healthcare workers in new topics and skills, ensures that health workers have thecapacity to provide quality health education and services.
Research on the performance of female health works remains quite limitedand there is paucity of data. Till datevery few research studies has been carried out globally and at national levelrelated to measurement of performance outcome of female health worker in termsof NCDs risk reduction programme. With this view in mind the current study isbeing planned to train female health workers on the said topic. The FHWs willbe enrolled and assessed for the knowledge, skills and NCD service deliverywith help of self-structured tools. Training will be imparted to health workersand 1 week and 3 months post training again post-test will be conducted. thefindings of current study will help to update the knowledge of female healthworkers and expand their work horizon, empower them to take right decisions. Onthe bigger front which will further help to control and manage the selectedNCDs epidemic to some extent.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Not Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 80
- For Study Setting: All the health centres (Satellite centres, Civil dispensaries, primary health centres and Sub centres) falling within 20 kilometre radius from AIIMS, Jodhpur.
- For Subjects: a.
- Female health worker willing to participate in the study.
- Female health worker available at time of data collection.
- Women willing to participate in the study.
- Women available at the time of data collection.
- Women coming to health centre and given NCDs risk reduction services by FHWs. f.
- Women able to understand or read and write Hindi.
If any health center is found not to have any female health care worker, that center will be excluded from the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in knowledge levels and skills of female health workers regarding selected non communicable diseases risk reduction among women. Baseline, 1 week and 3 months post training Women satisfaction (clients) regarding NCDs risk reduction services rendered by FHWs. Baseline, 1 week and 3 months post training
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Association of knowledge levels, skill levels of FHWs with selected socio-demographic characteristics.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Health centres within 20 kilometer radius of AIIMS Jodhpur
🇮🇳Jodhpur, RAJASTHAN, India
Health centres within 20 kilometer radius of AIIMS Jodhpur🇮🇳Jodhpur, RAJASTHAN, IndiaMamtaPrincipal investigator9680580088mamta_rajput45@yahoo.co.in