Workhood: A Useful Concept for the Analysis of Health Workers' Resources? An Evaluation from Tanzania


 
Language:

English

Authors:

Gross K, Pfeiffer C, Obrist B

Series/Journal Title:

BMC Health Services Research

Volume:

12

Issue:

55

Pages:

12

Description:

Drawing on livelihood studies in health and sociological theory of capitals, this study develops and evaluates the new concept of workhood. As an analytical device the concept aims at understanding health workers’ capacities to access resources (human, financial, physical, social, cultural and symbolic capital) and transfer them to the community from an individual perspective. [from abstract]

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