Browsing Institutt for sosiologi og statsvitenskap by Author "Closser, Svea"
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An anthropological history of Nepal's Female Community Health Volunteer program: gender, policy, and social change
Tikkanen, Roosa Sofia; Closser, Svea; Prince, Justine; Chand, Priyankar; Justice, Judith (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background Community health workers (CHWs) are central to Primary Health Care globally. Amidst the current flourishing of work on CHWs, there often is a lack of reference to history—even in studies of programs that have ... -
Breaking the silence on gendered harassment and assault of community health workers: an analysis of ethnographic studies
Closser, Svea; Sultan, Marium; Tikkanen, Roosa Sofia; Singh, Shalini; Majidulla, Arman; Maes, Kenneth; Rosenthal, Anat; Palazuelos, Daniel; Tesfaye, Yihenew; Finley, Erin; Abesha, Roza; Keeling, Ann; Justice, Judith (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Introduction: Across a variety of settings, women in tenuous financial circumstances are drawn to community health work as a way to advance themselves in the context of limited employment options. Female Community Health ...