Awareness regarding Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK) among mothers: a community based cross-sectional study in rural area of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh

Background: In order to increase accessibility of health care services for pregnant women and sick infants and to reduce out-of-pocket expenditure, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Government of India has launched a nationwide initiative- Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram on June 01, 2011. The objective of the study was to find out the awareness level about the entitlements of JSSK among mothers with child less than one year and its association with different socio-demographic variables.Methods: A community based cross-sectional study was conducted in rural block of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, India, among 352 mothers having child less than one year using multistage random sampling using predesigned, pretested proforma from July 2015 to June 2016. Chi-square test was applied to find out the association between awareness level and different socio-demographic variables. P <0.05 was considered significant.Results: Among 352 mothers, good awareness were found in only 207 mothers (58.80%). Maximum awareness (89.20%) regarding entitlements among mothers was seen for free transport services from home to health institution followed by the drop back transport facility from hospital to home (85.22%). None of the mothers know about free diagnostic services for mothers and for sick infants and for free provision of blood for sick infants. Increasing parity was significantly associated with good awareness regarding JSSK.Conclusions: Level of awareness regarding JSSK entitlements for pregnant mothers and sick infants was found to be low. Extensive IEC needed to further increase the awareness regarding JSSK entitlements to increase utilization among beneficiaries

“Assessment of Organizational Role Stress among Health Care Workers working in Sub Health Centres of Raipur District Chhattisgarh”

Abstract: Background: Organizational related stress is a global issue. Organizational Role Stress is defined as “The emotional, cognitive, behavioural and physiological reaction to aversive and noxious aspects of work, work environments, and work organizations.” Studies have shown the prevalence of Organizational Role Stress (ORS) to be high among Health Care Workers (HCWs) compared to other professions. health care workers at health sub-centre are at increased risk of organizational stress with increasing job demands. Aim &amp; Objective: To assess the Organizational Role Stress among Health Care Workers working in Sub Health Centres of Raipur District Chhattisgarh and its association with sociodemographic characteristic. Methods and Material: A descriptive cross-sectional study among 113 HCWs was done by using self-administered ques­tionnaire, using Pareek’s Organizational Role Stress (ORS) Scale to measure 10 dimensions of Role Stress namely: Inter-role distance, role stagnation, role expectation conflict, role erosion: role overload, role isolation, personal inadequacy, self-role distance, role ambiguity and resource inadequacy. HCWs was selected by simple random sampling. Results: The highest role stress among HCWs was experienced for role overload. ORS levels were found to have statistically significant association with higher among female HCWs, among unmarried, among nuclear family, those who were educated below 10th standard and among upper class. Conclusions: The finding of this study demands the attention of administrators and policymakers, to provide an attractive working climate in order to decrease the side effects and consequences of role stress and increase the productivity of the HCWs. &nbsp