Mental resilience in the context of alcohol use—a qualitative study in a tribal community in South India

This qualitative study aimed to learn the conceptions and attitude tendencies of nurses from public district basic health units towards alcohol, alcoholism and alcohol addicts. The sample consisted of ten nurses from three institutions in a city located in São Paulo. Data were recorded and submitted to content thematic analysis. Subjects evidenced that these nurses are permissive towards moderate alcohol use, but reject alcoholism, conceiving it as a potentially fatal disease, and tend to associate it to personal will, indicating the influence of the moral concept on their conceptions and attitudes. The participating nurses' knowledge about the topics alcohol and alcoholism was also evidenced. Based on the results, the authors suggest training this group and preparing these professionals for the care, recognition and prevention of disorders related to alcohol use/abuse at these health centers.

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Occupational Exposure of Healthcare Workers during COVID-19 Field Surveillance Activities in South India: A Cross-Sectional Qualitative Study

Open Journal of Epidemiology ◽

10.4236/ojepi.2021.114036 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (04) ◽

pp. 446-456

Author(s):

Surya Srinivasan ◽

Shailaja Tetali

Keyword(s):

Occupational Exposure ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Healthcare Workers ◽

South India ◽

Cross Sectional

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Barriers to Early Diagnosis, Intervention and Social Integration of Children with Developmental Disabilities: A Qualitative Study from Rural Villages and a Poor Urban Settlement of Bangalore, South India.

Disability CBR & Inclusive Development ◽

10.5463/dcid.v25i4.333 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 25 (4) ◽

pp. 61 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Carolin Elizabeth George ◽

Gift Norman ◽

Tanya Elizabeth Benjamin ◽

Devashri Mukherjee

Keyword(s):

Developmental Disabilities ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Early Diagnosis ◽

Social Integration ◽

South India ◽

Urban Settlement ◽

Rural Villages ◽

Children With Developmental Disabilities

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Health care seeking behaviour of women during pregnancy in rural south India: a qualitative study

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20174224 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (10) ◽

pp. 3636 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Antony Vincent ◽

K. Keerthana ◽

Damotharan K. ◽

Ariarathinam Newtonraj ◽

Joy Bazroy ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Antenatal Care ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Rural Area ◽

South India ◽

Care Seeking ◽

Important Indicator ◽

Good Opportunity ◽

Study Population

Background: Antenatal care is an important indicator in any health system. Through our study we intended to assess the perception of pregnant women regarding health seeking behaviour and awareness about complications during pregnancy. Methods: A qualitative study was carried out in August 2016, among the 41 pregnant women over 27 weeks of gestation in a rural area of south India. Women were selected randomly from the routine surveillance system maintained by Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences – Rural Health Training Centre, Chunampet, Kancheepuram District. Interviews audio recorded. After verbatim, manual coding and analysis was done based on pre decided eight themes. Results: In general all the antenatal women aware of the importance of regular antenatal check up. Knowledge regarding complications and danger sign was not adequate. Most of the women in rural area seek care in government facility due to its availability, accessibility and affordability. Decision making in health care is mostly taken by their husbands. Transportation has been identified as a barrier in seeking health care. Conclusions: Although few of the antenatal mothers in the study population were aware about some complications of pregnancy, but in general knowledge among most of the women was inadequate. There is a need for creating awareness among the antenatal mothers about common complications in pregnancy. On the other hand, the notion of routine care seeking during the antenatal period seems to be well rooted among the study population which is a very good sign. It is a good opportunity and is foundational to all other interventions relating to betterment of antenatal care in the community.

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