Vulnerabilities and Challenges Faced by Service Providers in Maharashtra during Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

Epidemics are known to increase or produce new stressors like anxiety and self-worry or worrying for loved ones, limitations on physical movements and social activities due to confinement and lifestyle changes that are abrupt and extreme by nature. Elderly people who have medical issues such as Cancer or Cardiovascular illness, Diabetes, Chronic Respiratory disease are more likely to become ill. Regardless of their age, any person may become seriously ill or even face death due to COVID-19. There were two broad groups found during pandemic one was people who were taken treatment or services due to infection and had perception related to it however there were frontline workers who contributed a lot in for safety of people. present paper comprehends on concerns of service provider. Objective: To explore the vulnerability and challenges faced by the service provider its effect on their health. Methodology: The exploratory research design was used for this study. Maharashtra State was the universe of the study. Regions of Maharashtra were divided into five parts: Kokan, Madhya Maharashtra, North Maharashtra, Marathawada, Vidarbha. These regions were the sampling frame of the study. Five cities viz., Nagpur, Aurangabad, Pune, Mumbai and Nasik were selected for this representation. Total sample was 210 service providers using probability sampling method through stratified random sampling. Conclusion: Among all service providers police were more vulnerable followed by nurses and doctors. District wise differences were found in vulnerability on the basis of population and availability of resources. During this pandemic period, they were confronted lot of challenges considering the severity and its effect on physical and mental health. They kept themselves away from their family to reduce spread. It was kind of battle for them