Investigating violence against _Accredited Social Health Activists_ (ASHAs): a mixed methods study from rural North Karnataka, India

• Main Authors: Lavanya Rao (Author), Ravi Prakash (Author), Prathibha Rai (Author), Mallika Tharakan (Author), Kavitha DL (Author), Arin Kar (Author), Mohan HL (Author), Krishnamurthy Jayanna (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Inishmore Laser Scientific Publishing Ltd, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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# Background Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) are female community health workers who primarily work to improve local reproductive, maternal, neonatal, and child health across India. As ASHAs often hail from patriarchal environments and are positioned at the bottom of the healthcare hierar...