Factors affecting the motivation of community health workers: Perspectives from Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) in Uttar Pradesh, India
Health organizations can leverage organizational factors - adequate and timely training, supportive supervision, well-stocked drug kits, and timely remuneration - to support ASHAs' intrinsic motivation. Failure to address these factors risks demotivation, reduced performance, and poorer health outcomes for the communities ASHAs serve.
Authors
- Dorinda ’t Hart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7677-1838)
- Dani Barrington (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1486-9247)
- John Hembling
- Arshe Alam
- Deepti Pant
- Jaya Menon
- Rahul Dutta
- Timothy Roberton
Institutions
- Catholic Relief Services (US)
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2026-02-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0341811
- Primary Topic
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00