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ArticleBMC health services research2021

Evaluation of a training program for life skills education and financial literacy to community health workers in India: a quasi-experimental study.

Shantanu Sharma, Kanishtha Arora, Chandrashekhar, Rajesh Kumar Sinha, Faiyaz Akhtar, Sunil Mehra

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Article in BMC health services research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Shantanu SharmaDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, S-20502 Malmö, Sweden & Assistant Director, MAMTA Health Institute for Mother and Child, Delhi, India. shantanusharma145@gmail.com.
Kanishtha AroraReproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health Division, MAMTA Health Institute for Mother and Child, Delhi, India.
ChandrashekharMAMTA Health Institute for Mother and Child, Delhi, India.
Rajesh Kumar SinhaReproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health Division, MAMTA Health Institute for Mother and Child, Delhi, India.
Faiyaz AkhtarReproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health Division, MAMTA Health Institute for Mother and Child, Delhi, India.
Sunil MehraMAMTA Health Institute for Mother and Child, Delhi, India.
Mamta Health Institute for Mother and Child · INLund University · SE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAccredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) are community health workers responsible for improving the health status of people by facilitating their access to healthcare services. The life skills of ASHA are known to be effective in negotiating behaviour change in the community; however, there has been a meagre focus towards improving them. Considering this gap, we adopted a comprehensive training program, known as Personal Advancement and Career Enhancement (P.A.C.E.), to empower ASHAs on life skills and financial literacy. The present study intends to assess the training program in two districts of Uttar Pradesh, India, by examining changes in knowledge, perceptions, and practices of ASHAs about life skills and financial literacy.

methodsWe conducted a quasi-experimental, non-randomized, controlled study with pre-and post-test assessments. Data were collected on socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge, and practices related to life skills (communication skills, self-confidence, problem-solving and decision-making skills, time and stress management skills) and financial literacy. Additionally, change perceptions on gender-, life skills-, and savings-related practices at the personal, community, and workplace levels were assessed in the intervention group. Factor analysis was performed to obtain the change patterns by assessing the degree to which the four life skills, financial literacy, and change perceptions on practices were correlated. A general linear regression model was performed to assess associations among change pattern scores and socio-demographic variables.

resultsWe analyzed the data of 171 ASHAs (intervention group:86 and control group:85). There was a significant improvement in the average post-test scores of all the life skills and financial literacy in the intervention group (p < 0.001). Three distinct change patterns were found post-training in the intervention group. Factor 1 (high loadings for change perceptions on practices) was positively associated with ASHAs aged 38 and above and with experience of ≤12 years. On the contrary, the change in financial literacy and self-confidence scores was common among ASHAs with more than 12 years of experience.

conclusionsThe P.A.C.E training program was found effective in improving the life skills and financial literacy of ASHAs in India.

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Community Health WorkersLiteracyAdultEducational StatusHumansIndiaCommunicationCommunity health workersDecision makingProblem solvingResearchTime managementTraining support

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