应对双重负担:多米尼加共和国农村地区的社区卫生工作者生活和工作经历了流行病学转型
Eliana G Armora Langoni1, Deshira D Wallace1, Clare Barrington1
1Department of Health Behavior, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America.
PLOS global public health
|April 29, 2025
概括
多米尼加共和国的社区卫生工作者 (CHW) 面临着传染病和非传染病的双重负担,扩大了他们的角色. 增加的工作量和低薪威胁到他们的效率和福祉,需要更多的支持.
科学领域:
- 全球健康 全球健康
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 卫生系统研究 卫生系统研究
背景情况:
- 流行病学过渡理论描述了从传染性疾病向非传染性疾病 (NCD) 的转变.
- 在卫生转型期间,社区卫生工作者 (CHW) 在资源较低的环境中至关重要.
- 了解CHW的经验对于有效的公共卫生干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 探索多米尼加共和国农村的流行病学转型期间的CHW经验.
- 了解健康转型如何影响CHW角色和社区健康.
- 确定对CHWs的挑战和支持需求.
主要方法:
- 对多米尼加共和国农村地区的8家医疗保健医院进行了半结构化采访.
- 利用叙事总结和专题编码进行采访分析.
- 专注于CHW对其不断变化的角色和社区健康挑战的看法.
主要成果:
- 医疗保健工作者认为自己是改善健康的关键驱动力,包括降低儿童死亡率.
- 参与者报告传染病和非传染性疾病的双重负担,而不是简单的过渡.
- CHW的角色显著扩大,导致工作负载和压力增加.
- 不足够的报酬和性别期望被认为是对CHW可持续性的威胁.
结论:
- 在流行病学转型期间,医疗卫生工作室对于管理复杂的健康负担至关重要.
- 当前的健康环境带来了双重负担,需要适应性强的CHW角色.
- 额外的支持,包括公平的报酬和资源,对于CHW的可持续性和有效性至关重要.
- 解决性别期望对于CHW福祉和计划成功至关重要.
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