Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research
Primary health care through COVID-19 pandemic, from the viewpoint of Govt. Medical Officers: A qualitative study
Prof. (Dr.) Durga Madhab Satapathy, Dr. Sangeeta Das, Dr. Sanjaya Kumar Sahoo,Dr. Biswakalyan Mishra, Dr. Aishwarya Laxmi Das
JCDR. 2023: 1265-1274
Abstract
Medical Officers are the leaders of primary health care. This study had been conducted in a descriptive theoretical framework using constructivist paradigm. The objectives of the study were to: 1) Explore the voice of Medical Officers on delivering primary health care service through COVID-19 pandemic. 2) Find out factors influencing the quality of health care as prominent to Medical Officers. Materials & methods: The research was conducted by using key informant interviews and free listing techniques. Thematic analysis of verbatim transcript used both descriptive and inductive coding in repeated cycles. The factors affecting primary health care were analysed for their frequency. Smith’s salience score was used to list them in order of their importance to PHC Medical Officer
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