11341The American University in Cairo, New Cairo, Egypt.
Int J Health Serv. 2022 Apr;52(2):269-275. doi: 10.1177/00207314211063748. Epub 2021 Dec 8.
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been spreading around the world, causing a major public health crisis that has already claimed hundreds of thousands of lives. Street-level bureaucrats--health workers, teachers, street cleaners, police officers-, and so forth-are at the forefront in fighting against the pandemic. Of these, public health care workers, due to the nature of their involvement, should know and understand why they are risking their lives to save others during this pandemic. Based on the preliminary data gleaned from interviews with public health care workers in Bangladesh and Egypt, this ongoing research suggests they are risking their lives for reasons such as altruistic behavior, service to profession, adherence to bureaucratic accountability, and a desire to help mankind. The findings contribute to the existing literature about street-level bureaucratic behavior in atypical times such as these of the pandemic. This study is unique in that it comprehends that public health care workers of two culturally and geographically distinct countries are risking their lives for the same public-spirited cause.
冠状病毒（COVID-19）大流行在全球范围内蔓延，造成了重大的公共卫生危机，已经夺走了数十万人的生命。基层官僚——卫生工作者、教师、街道清洁工、警察等——处于抗击大流行的最前线。在这些人中，由于公共卫生保健工作者参与的性质，他们应该知道并理解为什么在这场大流行中他们冒着生命危险去拯救他人。根据从孟加拉国和埃及的公共卫生保健工作者的访谈中收集到的初步数据，这项正在进行的研究表明，他们冒着生命危险的原因包括利他行为、对职业的服务、遵守官僚问责制以及帮助人类的愿望。这些发现为有关大流行等非典型时期基层官僚行为的现有文献做出了贡献。这项研究的独特之处在于，它理解来自两个文化和地理位置截然不同的国家的公共卫生保健工作者冒着生命危险是为了同一个公益事业。
