Role of Village Health Worker in Health Problems of Developing Countries

1978 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 133-135
Author(s):  
Y. C. MATHUR ◽  
A. KUMAR
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Health Worker ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Village Health Worker ◽  
Village Health

scholarly journals Empowerment of Village Health Worker to Become Assistance to Mother Groups in Prevention of ISPA in Toddlers by Using Complementary Therapy

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-205
Author(s):  
Lufthiani Anwar ◽  
Evi Karota ◽  
Cholina Trisa Siregar
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Health Worker ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Complementary Therapies ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Respiratory Disorder ◽  
Village Health Worker ◽  
Service Activities ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Village Health

ISPA is a respiratory disorder that causes children to tend to be lethargic, fussy, and lack of appetite, thus reducing the child's immunity which affects other health problems. The use of Complementary Therapies can help to reduce the impact of disease incidence, especially ISPA in toddlers at home as an alternative therapy for self-medication for families. It is hoped that the involvement of village health worker in the mother group in the community is directly involved in implementing the program to create and increase the ability to live healthy in a sustainable manner. The method of implementing community service activities is carried out by providing education, training and mentoring to 41 people consisting of village health worker and mother groups. The implementation of activities for the mothers group began with distributing pre-test questionnaires, then continued with providing health education about complementary therapies, herbal therapy simulations and toddler massage training to village health worker and mother groups, the activities were evaluated by providing posttest sheets. The results of the implementation of community service activities after health education and training activities obtained good knowledge about complementary therapies (75.6%) and sufficient knowledge (24.4%), paired t-test results before and after health education and the training obtained p value 0.005. It is hoped that village health worker can become activists and health promoters for mothers in an effort to prevent health problems by using complementary therapies.

Collaborative model as a training for increasing village health worker competency about complementary feeding

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 198-207
Author(s):  
Habibah Abidin ◽  
Apoina Kartini ◽  
Ani Margawati
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Health Worker ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Complementary Feeding ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Counseling Skills ◽  
Collaborative Model ◽  
Village Health Worker ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Village Health

Background: A Kader refers to a Village Health Worker (VHW), a volunteer, which becomes one of the sources of community reference. Commonly, they sustain a mother's knowledge regarding adequate complementary feeding. However, there are still some VHW who have not possessed a health education background nor been able to be independent.Objectives: This study aimed to analyze the impact of collaborative models on VHW's competence as in knowledge, self-efficacy, attitudes, and counseling skill on the topic of complementary feeding.Materials and Methods: The design of this research is a quasi-experiment control group pretest-postest, with the retrieval of subjects using purposive sampling. Subjects were selected based on the location of the posyandu. The population in this research was VHWs in the Lembang district were 40 VHWs in each group. The treatment group was given training intervention for 1 month with a collaborative model, combining several methods into a series. The main topic was counseling and complementary feeding. The control group was given booklets and leaflets. VHW's competence was measured using questionnaires. This research was conducted in January-April 2020.Results: Statistical test results before the treatment of both groups showed no difference (p>0,05) in each variable. Two months after the intervention, there were significant differensces in the mean score of knowledge (p=0,001), attitude (p=0,001), and VHWs self-efficacy (p=0,000) in both groups. VHW counseling skills (p=0,149) until the first month there was not a significant difference. Unexpectedly, in the second month, the VHW counseling skills could not be observed due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The mean score of each group increased significantly, but the score of the treatment group was higher than the control group.Conclusions: A collaborative model is effective when compared to only providing booklets and leaflets in increasing VHW's knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy but not effective yet for VHW counseling skills.

The Village Health Worker Project in Lesotho: An Evaluation

1990 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 111-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
P P Andriessen ◽  
R P van der Endt ◽  
M H Gotink
Keyword(s):  
Health Worker ◽  
Village Health Worker ◽  
The Village ◽  
Village Health

A new approach to decision making in primary health care

1980 ◽  
Vol 209 (1174) ◽  
pp. 89-96
Keyword(s):  
Health Worker ◽  
Traditional Healers ◽  
Religious Leaders ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Village Health Worker ◽  
Birth Attendants ◽  
Flow Charts ◽  
The Village ◽  
Village Health ◽  
Made In

The village health worker has two basic tasks: (1) to prevent health problems; (2) to identify and provide effective management of illness in the village. The village health worker has limited education and the length of basic health training is usually 12 weeks. This training can only be considered appropriate if it enables the village health worker to practise effectively within the cultural, social, economic and educational constraints of the village. How far does the training help this worker to work with other members of the village community to prevent illness? These others include mothers, children, school teachers, village leaders, religious leaders, traditional birth attendants, and traditional healers; training needs to be problem-orientated. The management decisions that have to be made in situations of shortage of resources are complex to analyse. A W. H. O. research project has been undertaken to determine the feasibility of developing and using flow charts to provide alternative and more appropriate methods to help the village health worker to provide optimal management in suboptimal situations. Some examples of these new methods are presented.

scholarly journals A case-based approach to village health worker supervisor continuing education

2014 ◽  
Vol 80 (3) ◽  
pp. 162
Author(s):  
J. Grigg ◽  
S. Iyer ◽  
E. Goss ◽  
A. Patel ◽  
N. Murakami ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Continuing Education ◽  
Health Worker ◽  
Village Health Worker ◽  
Village Health ◽  
Case Based

scholarly journals Low Birth Weight and Preterm Neonates: Can they be Managed at Home by Mother and a Trained Village Health Worker?

2005 ◽  
Vol 25 (S1) ◽  
pp. S72-S81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhay T Bang ◽  
Sanjay B Baitule ◽  
Hanimi M Reddy ◽  
Mahesh D Deshmukh ◽  
Rani A Bang
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Health Worker ◽  
Preterm Neonates ◽  
Village Health Worker ◽  
Village Health ◽  
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