Barriers and contributions of rural community health workers in enabling cancer early detection and subsequent care in India: a qualitative study
CHWs in rural India face significant personal, community, and health system barriers while facilitating cancer early detection services and subsequent follow up. Addressing these barriers through tailored training, enhanced health infrastructure, and community-based interventions can improve cancer care access and outcomes in rural settings. Future policies should focus on strengthening CHW-led approaches and addressing the systemic barriers in cancer care delivery.
Authors
- Partha Basu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0124-4050)
- Kunal Oswal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4467-2274)
- Richard Sullivan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6435-1825)
- Rita Isaac
- Ishu Kataria (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8483-8243)
- Rajaraman Swaminathan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5427-147X)
- Hemangi Parekh
- Arnie Purushotham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8577-9655)
- Nandimandalam Venkata Vani
- Katayoun Taghavi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0812-0069)
- Arunah Chandran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8722-9734)
- Moni Abraham Kuriakose (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4229-752X)
- Sathishrajaa Palaniraja
- Rohit Rebello
- Asiya Ansari Liji
Institutions
- King's College London (GB)
- Cancer Institute (WIA) (IN)
- Rabindranath Tagore Medical College (IN)
- Centre international de recherche sur le cancer (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-04-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22735-y
- Citations
- 9
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 19.87
Funders
- World Health Organization
- RTI International
- King's College London
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
- Medical Research Council
- Tata Memorial Centre