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Beneficiaries' education level significantly determines their interaction patterns and the type of health advice received from ASHA workers in rural Kashmir, with illiterate women relying more on direct contact and occasionally receiving non-medical advice. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To evaluate how educational attainment influences rural women's awareness of, engagement with, and advice received from accredited social health activists (ASHAs).

August 24, 2026Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NUOpen Access

Awareness, Access, and Advice: Assessing ASHA Worker Engagement Across Educational Strata in Rural Kashmir

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To evaluate how educational attainment influences rural women's awareness of, engagement with, and advice received from accredited social health activists (ASHAs).
Conducted a cross-sectional descriptive survey using semi-structured interviews with 400 female beneficiaries across eight primary health centres in Jammu & Kashmir.
Evaluated associations between beneficiary education level and healthcare interaction metrics using Chi-Square tests and Cramer's V.
Overall awareness of ASHA workers was 96.5% and service satisfaction reached 95.8% across the cohort.
Educational level was strongly associated with primary information source (Cramer's V = 0.962), with illiterate women relying on direct ASHA contact and educated women using media.
Type of reproductive advice varied significantly by education (Cramer's V = 0.644); illiterate women were often advised to seek spiritual advice for infertility, whereas all educated women received clinical referrals.

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Cross-sectional study reveals that beneficiary education significantly influences community health worker engagement in rural women, highlighting the need to tailor healthcare outreach across...

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Rajab et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8c0086bca056c88e6df3fd https://doi.org/10.25259/jhasnu_86_2025

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Cross-sectional study reveals that beneficiary education significantly influences community health worker engagement in rural women, highlighting the need to tailor healthcare outreach across...

Awareness, Access, and Advice: Assessing ASHA Worker Engagement Across Educational Strata in Rural Kashmir

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