A conceptual model for empowerment of the female community health volunteers in Nepal

Education for Health

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 318-327

  Shrestha, Sarala ^a  

^a TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Community health volunteer; Contraceptive acceptance; Empowerment; Participatory action research

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPETENCE; CONTRACEPTION; EDUCATION; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; NEPAL; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SELF ESTEEM; SKILL; THEORETICAL MODEL; VOLUNTEER;

COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; NEPAL; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); STAFF DEVELOPMENT; VOLUNTARY WORKERS; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 0345689350     PISSN: 13576283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1357628031000701607668     Document Type: Article

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