TY - JOUR
AU - Agwu, Prince
AU - Orjiakor, Charles Tochukwu
AU - Odii, Aloysius
AU - Onwujekwe, Obinna
PY - 2022
DA - February
TI - Effects of corruption and unaccountability on responses of frontline health workers to COVID-19 in Nigeria: Lessons and considerations for the social work profession
JO - International Social Work
DO - https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728211073391
AB - COVID-19 stretched health systems, exacerbated by concerns about those that are corrupt and lack equity. Twelve (12) health workers and 12 hospital social workers across Nigeria were purposively sampled and virtually interviewed to explore unaccountability and corruption effects on COVID-19 responses. Findings show that corruption and unaccountability negatively affected responses of frontline health workers to the pandemic. Lack of social care and justice services for patients and health workers across health facilities in Nigeria worsened the negative effects. Effectively mainstreaming social care and justice services into Nigeria’s healthcare led by well-trained social workers will improve the health sector via anticorruption.
PB - SAGE Publications
UR - https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/en/publications/c859c12c-d1f2-4d9b-8a83-af9c1e145ee6
KW - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
KW - Social and community care
KW - Work and workforce
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