Navigating fear and care: The lived experiences of community-based health actors in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: The activities of community-based health actors are widely recognized as critical to pandemic response; yet, there exists a lack of clarity concerning who is included in this ecosystem of actors and how these actors experience the complexity of delivering community-level care in the context of a public health emergency. The objectives of this study were (1) to characterize the lived experiences of community-based health actors during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines; and (2) to identify opportunities for further supporting these critical actors in the health workforce. Virtual semi-structured interviews were conducted (January-February 2021) with 28 workers employed by a Philippines-based non-governmental organization (NGO) to explore their lived experiences during the COVID-19 pan

SUBMITTER: Dodd W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9293854 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature