ArticlePrimary health care research & development2024
Exploring health worker absenteeism at public healthcare facilities in Chhattisgarh, India.
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Abstract
aimThis study aims to assess the health worker absenteeism and factors associated with it in a high-focus district in Chhattisgarh, India.
backgroundHuman 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.
methodsThis 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, unannounced visits employing a checklist developed based on Indian Public Health Standards. Twelve participants were purposively sampled and interviewed from healthcare facilities to explore factors associated with absenteeism. Survey data were analysed descriptively, and thematic analysis was employed to analyse qualitative interviews.
findingsAmong all the positions filled at primary health centre level (
conclusionHealth worker absenteeism was more at PHC level. Systemic challenges, human resource shortages, and infrastructural shortcomings contributed to health worker absenteeism.
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