Conflict of Domestic and Professional Duties Among Lady Health Workers

Abstract

Community Health Workers (CHWs) are helpful in linking the health services and different communities. They are referred as Lady Health Workers (LHWs) in Pakistan and are performing duty to provide reproductive and primary health care to communities. Lady health workers are facing many problems in their personal lives due to their professional duties. Present study is conducted to identify the problems faced by LHWs while providing services to the communities. Quantitative research methodology was employed to attain the objective and the social ecological model served as the theoretical framework to explain the data acquired. Systematic random sampling was used to draw the sample and interview schedule was used as tool of data collection. The findings of the study revealed that majority of the respondents were facing problems at domestic level because of their professional duties and it resulted in negatively affecting their personal health and family responsibilities. The study concluded that it is essential to focus and solve the problems of LHWs, so that they could be able to perform their duties more effectively. Keywords: Lady Health Workers, Community Health Workers, Domestic problems, District Lahore