Job satisfaction among ASHA’s working in villages: A cross sectional study from district Bareilly

Abstract

Introduction: A new initiative was undertaken in the Indian health care system by introducing Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers under the aegis of National Health Mission (NHM) instituted by the Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Government of India in year 2005.ASHA will be given performance based compensation/remuneration. The current study was undertaken to assess the level of job satisfaction among ASHA’s workers. Material & Methods: A cross sectional study was planned in Bhojipura village. Total 48 villages ASHAs were interviewed using predesigned semi-structured questionnaire. Total of 64 ASHA were interviewed. Result: All ASHA 64 (100.0%) received their incentives through bank account. 49 (76.6%) ASHAs were experienced a long delay in receiving the incentives.Motivation factors for becoming ASHA included 61(95.3%) financial incentive, social prestige 59(92.1%) , peer pressure 45(70.3%), to improve village health facilities 40(62.5%), and to get more exposure in village 25(39.0%).Conclusion: Mostly ASHA workers had said that they are satisfied with their work but not about the incentives paid for them.They also reported that they were not paid according to their work. Keywords: Satisfaction, Village, ASHA.