Challenges Confronted While Executing Time Use Research On Nurses And Paramedics In District Bahawalpur

Aims: To describe the challenges faced during execution of time use study of nurses and paramedics, working in public sector hospitals of District Bahawalpur. Methods: Data emerged from feedback of interviews and questionnaires filled by sample of 118 nurses and paramedics from the year 2018 to 2020.Results:Obstacles faced included the following: reluctance in providing vacancy position, non-response during working hours due to tight, tough or emergency duty schedules, on other hand participants sometimes feel afraid to allow onto premises due to increasing crime rates in society, some respondents misinterpret their designation, marital status or age(especially female), totally adverse results. It also includes the problems faced during COVID-19 periodConclusion: When planning surveys on time use the researcher should be prepared for these and other more serious conditions that may arise in fieldwork execution. This paper will also be helpful in understanding the problems faced by researchers in Asian context.