Exploring health worker absenteeism at public healthcare facilities in Chhattisgarh, India.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

This study aims to assess the health worker absenteeism and factors associated with it in a high-focus district in Chhattisgarh, India.

Background

Human resources for health are among the key foundations to build resilient healthcare systems. Chhattisgarh is a high-focus Indian state with a severe shortage of health care workers, and absenteeism further aggravates the shortage.

Methods

This study was conducted as a mixed-methods study employing sequential explanatory design. Absenteeism was defined as the absence of health worker in the designated position without a formal leave or official reason in two different unannounced visits. A facility survey across all the public healthcare facilities in Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh, was conducted through random, unann

SUBMITTER: Kerketta P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11569847 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature