Socio-economic Conditions and Problems of Lady Health Workers in Bahawalpur

Abstract

This research aims to find out basic information, conscription, roles and responsibilities, socio-economic conditions, problems faced and suggestions given by lady health workers. Information were collected from 96 respondents through use of questionnaire as directed by drawn 40% sampling frame. After collection, raw data was edited, codified, classified, tabulated and interpreted through usage of both manual and computerized techniques (SPSS). Simple tables were interpreted and after detailed analysis, final study findings were drawn. Majority of the respondents LHWs were in adulthood age group ranged from 26-40 year and their education status were middle and matric.A Number of the LHWs were married and having the small family size and majority of them were living in the nuclear family system. Large number of LHWs adopted this profession due to unemployment. They were appointed as LHWs by the use of criteria and maximum were selected on basis of education. The husbands of mostly respondents were decision making authority in their families but they were not satisfied with their present income. Due to low socio-economic status community people did not cooperate with them and show the hatred in the beginning but with the passage of time they change their behaviors, their children were getting education from the Government schools. Many LHWs felt disturbance in their homes due to their low rank of job. It is familiar that numbers of respondents were having the security issues of harassments during the provision of services. Government and the Health department LHWs suggested an increase in their salary and also suggested community people to give owing regard to the LHWs presently are facing many socio-economic, health, security problems as well as are being discriminated on basis of class, caste, Government and community should take initiatives to improve the status and working conditions of lady health workers in Pakistan.