Hygiene knowledge, attitudes and practices among dairy value chain actors in Assam, north-east India and the impact of a training intervention

Northeast India is a diverse region of our country. It is a resident of different tribes. Some of these are- Bodo, Kuki, Mizo, Singpfo, Khasi, Mishing, Deori, Adi, Apatani, Naga, Garo, Nishi, Rengma, Angami, Rabha etc. Each tribe have their rich traditional culture. They are famous for their unique traditional life style. But globalization stands as an effecting factor on the folk life of the Northeastern tribes. This paper is an attempt to analyze the impact of globalization on the folk life of the various tribes of Northeast India. In the context of the tribes of Northeast India, it is predicted that globalization may be harmfull for their unique identities. The study is based on primary and secondary information collected for various tribes of Northeast India. The study founded that globalization has some negative effects on the folk life of the Northeastern tribes. However, it is hoped that in near future, globalization may be helpfull for the tribes of Northeast India. KEYWORDS: Ethnic, Folk Life, Globalization, Northeast, Tribal.

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VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN NORTH-EAST INDIA: ACCESS AND LABOUR MARKET OUTCOMES

10.31124/advance.13370234.v2 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Anupam Sarkar

Keyword(s):

Gender Gap ◽

Manufacturing Sector ◽

Labour Force ◽

Labour Force Participation ◽

Work Conditions ◽

Vocational Education And Training ◽

North East India ◽

North East ◽

The Government ◽

The Impact

India’s north-east region, comprising of eight States is one of the less industrialised and economically backward areas of the country. Lack of skilled manpower has been identified as one of the major reasons for the underdevelopment of the manufacturing sector. Recently, the government of India has embarked on an ambitious target of improving the skill base of the country through expansion of the vocational education and training (VET) programmes. In this context, the paper examines the access to VET among the working-age population and the impact on employment and earnings using the Annual Report of the Periodic Labour Force Survey 2017-18. The paper argues that despite the recent initiatives on massive skilling of the country's youth a very little section of NE has accessed formal VET. Moreover, although it has some impact on raising labour force participation, there is no evidence that formal VET courses are effective enough to increase earnings, bridge the gender gap in wages, or the improving work conditions of the VET holders.

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PENGETAHUAN, SIKAP DAN PRAKTEK KONSERVASI LAHAN PADA AGROFORESTRY ILENGI

Gorontalo Journal of Forestry Research ◽

10.32662/gjfr.v2i1.441 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 40

Author(s):

Abdul Samad Hiola ◽

Dian Puspaningrum

Keyword(s):

Land Conservation ◽

Conservation Practices ◽

Attitudes And Practices ◽

Knowledge And Attitudes ◽

Attitudes And Perceptions ◽

Level Of Knowledge ◽

Educational Factors ◽

The Impact ◽

Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

AbstrackInformation on farmers' knowledge about land conservation practices in limited agroforestry is a barrier to the application of agroforestry. Land conservation practices and their adaptation by farmers in Modelidu Village by exploring their knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions in agroforestry. The purpose of this study was to determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices of land conservation in agroforestry of Ilengi.The results showed the level of knowledge and attitudes of respondents in Modelidu Village regarding the application of land conservation in agroforestry were in the low category (43% and 46%) to moderate (37% and 34%). So that the impact on practice is in the low category (66%) to moderate (28%). While the educational factors and attitudes of farmers influence the practice of applying land conservation in agroforestry of ilengi. RingkasanInformasi pengetahuan yang terbatas tentang praktik konservasi lahan di agroforestri ilengi menjadi penghalang bagi penerapan agroforestri secara luas. Praktek konservasi lahan dan adaptasinya oleh petani di Desa Modelidu dengan mengeksplorasi pengetahuan, sikap, dan persepsi mereka di agroforestri ilengi. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengetahuan, sikap dan praktek konservasi lahan di agroforestri ilengi.Hasil penelitian menunjukan tingkat pengetahuan dan sikap sebagian besar petani responden di Desa Modelidu mengenai penerapan konservasi lahan di agroforestri ilengi berada pada kategori buruk (43% dan 46%) sampai dengan sedang (37% dan 34%). Sehingga berdampak pada praktik berada pada kategori buruk (66%) sampai dengan sedang (28%). Sedangkan faktor tingkat pendidikan dan sikap petani responden yang mempengaruhi praktik penerapan konservasi lahan di agroforestri ilengi.

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MODELING PRECIPITATION DEPENDENT FOREST RESILIENCE IN INDIA

ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences ◽

10.5194/isprs-archives-xlii-3-263-2018 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol XLII-3 ◽

pp. 263-266 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

P. Das ◽

M. D. Behera ◽

P. S. Roy

Keyword(s):

Forest Cover ◽

Vegetation Type ◽

Annual Precipitation ◽

Mean Annual Precipitation ◽

High Tendency ◽

North East India ◽

North East ◽

Forest Resilience ◽

The Impact

The impact of long term climate change that imparts stress on forest could be perceived by studying the regime shift of forest ecosystem. With the change of significant precipitation, forest may go through density change around globe at different spatial and temporal scale. The 100 class high resolution (60 meter spatial resolution) Indian vegetation type map was used in this study recoded into four broad categories depending on phrenology as (i) forest, (ii) scrubland, (iii) grassland and (iv) treeless area. The percentage occupancy of forest, scrub, grass and treeless were observed as 19.9&thinsp;%, 5.05&thinsp;%, 1.89&thinsp;% and 7.79&thinsp;% respectively. Rest of the 65.37&thinsp;% land area was occupied by the cropland, built-up, water body and snow covers. The majority forest cover were appended into a 5&thinsp;km&thinsp;&times;&thinsp;5&thinsp;km grid, along with the mean annual precipitation taken from Bioclim data. The binary presence and absence of different vegetation categories in relates to the annual precipitation was analyzed to calculate their resilience expressed in probability values ranging from 0 to 1. Forest cover observed having resilience probability (Pr) &lt;&thinsp;0.3 in only 0.3&thinsp;% (200&thinsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of total forest cover in India, which was 4.3&thinsp;% &lt;&thinsp;0.5&thinsp;Pr. Majority of the scrubs and grass (64.92&thinsp;% Pr&thinsp;&lt;&thinsp;0.5) from North East India which were the shifting cultivation lands showing low resilience, having their high tendency to be transform to forest. These results have spatial explicitness to highlight the resilient and non-resilient distribution of forest, scrub and grass, and treeless areas in India.

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Sustain Productivity of Jhum Crops in North East India - A Holistic Approach

Indian Journal of Forestry ◽

10.54207/bsmps1000-2021-4903rr ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 40 (3) ◽

pp. 235-241

Author(s):

Indrani P. Bora ◽

◽

Arundhati Baruah ◽

Keyword(s):

Green Manure ◽

Maximum Yield ◽

Holistic Approach ◽

Inorganic Fertilizer ◽

Weed Species ◽

North East India ◽

Fertility Status ◽

North East ◽

The Impact ◽

Legume Green Manure

To make a comparative study on the impact of green manure (legume, non legume and weed species) and inorganic fertilizer on crop yield and fertility status in soil an experiment was conducted for two successive years in shifting cultivation areas of Assam. Among the different green manure studied maximum yield of rice was recorded in legume green manure (1687.6 kg kgh-1) followed by inorganic fertilizer (1566.6 kgh-1) applied plot in initial year. However during successive year productivity was recorded low in fertilizer applied plot compared legume, non legume and weed green manure. Same trend was noticed in productivity of Maize also. Significant increase of nutrient uptake was observed in green manure treated plot. Fertilizer applied plot showed low value during successive year. Acidity of the soil increased due to release of organic acid during decomposition of green manure. Input of biomass to the soil contributed in increment of organic carbon, nitrogen and other mineral nutrients and thus maintaining productivity as well as fertility status in soil.

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PP26 Knowledge, attitudes and practices of UK paramedics regarding pharmacology and the legal, management and administration aspects of medicines: a cross-sectional online quantitative survey

Emergency Medicine Journal ◽

10.1136/emermed-2020-999abs.26 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 37 (10) ◽

pp. e12.2-e12

Author(s):

Samantha Laws ◽

Mary Halter ◽

Chao Wang

Keyword(s):

Online Survey ◽

Care Quality ◽

Further Education ◽

Medicines Management ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Perceived Knowledge ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Attitudes And Practices ◽

The Impact ◽

Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

BackgroundChanges in the paramedic profession have seen an increased range of medicines available within UK ambulances services. However, poor practice in medicines management has been identified by the Care Quality Commission. Literature in this area is sparse. This study aimed to determine the perceived knowledge, attitudes and practices of paramedics regarding pharmacology and the legal and regulatory issues of medicines management and administration.MethodsThe study utilised a cross-sectional survey design, administering an anonymous online survey to all (approximately 1000) paramedics within one UK NHS ambulance trust. The survey focused on paramedic knowledge on pharmacology, legal supply and administration; self-assessment of knowledge and confidence related to medicine management and administration; and personal characteristics. The primary outcome was percentage of (pre-determined) correct answers.Results251 responses were received. The mean percentage of correct answers was 79.0% (SD 10.0), with variation by question observed, from 34.7 to 97.2% correct responses. A higher correct knowledge was associated with: higher self-rated confidence, lower self-reported knowledge, being less likely to report errors and higher education-based initial route into the paramedic profession.ConclusionThis single-site UK-based survey highlighted variation in medicines knowledge amongst self-selecting paramedic respondents. The results indicate a need for medicines-specific further education for all paramedics, particularly those who have not experienced longer formal education entry routes, integrating a focus on confidence and self-perceived knowledge, and enhancing and embedding integrated improvement strategies. Further research is required with larger, multi-site samples, and to evaluate the impact of education packages developed.

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Post Rape Care Provision to Minors in Kenya: An Assessment of Health Providers’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/0886260517696863 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 35 (5-6) ◽

pp. 1415-1441 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Cynthia Khamala Wangamati ◽

Abdi Ali Gele ◽

Johanne Sundby

Keyword(s):

Sexual Violence ◽

Health Facility ◽

Clinical Care ◽

Care Provision ◽

Health Providers ◽

National Guidelines ◽

Limited Knowledge ◽

Attitudes And Practices ◽

The Impact ◽

Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a major global health challenge. Extant literature in Kenya indicates an alarming rate of sexually abused minors presenting to poorly equipped health facilities with untrained health providers for post rape care. National guidelines on management of sexual violence have been in existence since 2004; however, little is known on the impact of these guidelines on post rape care provision to minors. Therefore, the study aims to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of health providers with regard to post rape care provision in a Kenyan District health facility. The study used a triangulation of different qualitative methods: review of 42 health records of minors seeking post rape care, 15 in-depth interviews, and informal conversations with health providers. Findings indicate that the Kenyan national guidelines on management of sexual violence were nonexistent in the health facility. Consequently, health providers possessed limited knowledge on post rape care administration. The limited knowledge translated to poor collection and preservation of evidence, inadequate psychosocial support, and clinical care. In addition, rape myth attitudes and religious beliefs contributed to survivor blaming and provider hesitance in provision of legal abortion care, respectively. To facilitate provision of quality post rape care, policy makers and health institutions’ managers need to avail protocols in line with evidence-based best practices to guide health providers in post rape care administration. In addition, there is need for rigorous training and supervision of health professionals to ensure better service provision.

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Impact of socioeconomic status on the knowledge, attitudes, and practices about visceral leishmaniasis among dog owners

The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries ◽

10.3855/jidc.14522 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 15 (10) ◽

pp. 1523-1531

Author(s):

Amanda Gabriela De Carvalho ◽

João Gabriel Guimarães Luz ◽

Luane Dantas Rodrigues ◽

João Victor Leite Dias ◽

Cor Jesus Fernandes Fontes

Keyword(s):

Socioeconomic Status ◽

Visceral Leishmaniasis ◽

Clinical Manifestations ◽

Social Classes ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Attitudes And Practices ◽

Dog Owners ◽

The Impact ◽

Previous Occurrence ◽

Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

Introduction: This cross-sectional study evaluated the impact of socioeconomic status on the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) concerning zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (VL) among dog owners from the municipality of Rondonópolis—a highly endemic area for the disease in Central-Western Brazil. Methodology: Data were collected between 2016 and 2017 during a household survey. A probabilistic sample of 404 dog owners were interviewed assessing sociodemographic characteristics, previous occurrence of VL cases, and KAP about human VL, vector, and canine VL. Responses regarding KAP were compared among social classes, which are indicators of socioeconomic status. Correct/appropriate answers were scored, and a multivariate Poisson regression analysis evaluated the impact of social class on scoring. Results: The overall KAP regarding VL was limited. Dog owners from higher social classes differed from those of the lower classes regarding the recognition of abdominal distension (p = 0.026) and skin lesions (p < 0.001) as clinical manifestations of human and canine VL, respectively, knowledge of VL transmission (p = 0.020), use of topical repellents (p < 0.001), use of insecticide-impregnated collars (p = 0.003), and previous attempts of treatment for canine VL (p = 0.005). Higher scores were associated with the upper social classes (IRR = 1.18; CI = 1.08-1.29) adjusted by the age (IRR = 1.13; CI = 1.04-1.24) and the previous occurrence of human (IRR = 1.21; CI = 1.07-1.36) and canine (IRR = 1.25; CI = 1.14-1.36) VL in the household/neighbourhood of the respondents. Conclusions: Improved KAP concerning VL was associated with better socioeconomic status of dog owners.

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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to COVID-19 Pandemic among healthcare workers in the United Arab Emirates: A cross-sectional study

10.21203/rs.3.rs-770359/v2 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Amina M. Al Marzouqi ◽

Michael E. Otim ◽

Leena S. Kehail ◽

Ramsha A. Kamal

Keyword(s):

United Arab Emirates ◽

Healthcare Workers ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Healthcare Facilities ◽

Attitudes And Practices ◽

New Variant ◽

The Impact ◽

Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

Abstract Background: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19 Pandemic) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. It is a global health issue that continues to have an impact on many aspects of everyday life. A new variant, Omicron variant, has just been detected in Southern Africa. Most countries are jittery and unsure what the impact of this new variant will be. This study, undertaken in 2021, investigated the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) related to the COVID-19 Pandemic among healthcare workers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).Methods: We used an online questionnaire to collect data using the Google Forms link in this cross-sectional study. The participants included healthcare workers currently working in UAE healthcare facilities using snowball sampling. The questionnaire contained information on demographic variables and COVID-19 Pandemic-related KAP.Results: Among the participants, the majority (90.7%) knew that the absence of fever did not mean there was no chance of transmission from an infected person. Further, 84.1% agreed that wearing general medical face masks helps prevent one from contracting COVID-19 Pandemic. However, only 36.4% strongly believed that wearing a well-fitting face mask was effective. In addition, only 15.9% reported confidently managing patients with symptoms of COVID-19 Pandemic, while 54.2% indicated they were afraid of contracting the virus from patients. Almost half the participants noted that they avoided patients who had symptoms of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Conclusion: Overall, the COVID-19 Pandemic-related KAP for healthcare workers in UAE healthcare facilities was very high. However, we found gaps in awareness regarding the spread of the virus. We recommend providing healthcare workers with education programs and counseling services to help increase their confidence in treating patients with the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of HIV-positive mothers regarding the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding at a regional hospital in the north east of Namibia

African Health Sciences ◽

10.4314/ahs.v21i3.15 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Daniel Opotamutale Ashipala ◽

Getruida Shikukumwa ◽

Medusalem Hangula Joel

Keyword(s):

Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Good Knowledge ◽

Hiv Positive ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Attitudes And Practices ◽

North East ◽

Hiv Positive Mothers ◽

Mother To Child ◽

Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

Background: In sub-Saharan Africa, over 1,000 newborns are infected with HIV every day, despite available medical in- terventions. Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) remains one of the primary sources of HIV infection in children and without interventions 40% of babies born from HIV-positive mothers would be infected with the virus. It is estimated that 300 000 children become infected with HIV worldwide, whilst 1.5 million children die when their mothers opt for other choices instead of breastfeeding. Objective: The purpose of the study was to assess and describe the knowledge, attitudes and practices of HIV-positive mothers regarding the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding at Rundu Intermediate Hospital, Kavango East Region in Namibia. Method: The study was a descriptive cross-sectional survey that used convenience sampling, as the researcher sought to use subjects available during the time of study to select 79 HIV positive mothers. Results: Participants in this study (94%; n=51) had good knowledge of the benefit of exclusive breastfeeding and that the benefits of breastfeeding outweigh the risk of HIV transmission from mother to child. The results confirmed that (77.2%; n=42) of the mothers opted to take ART with the babies until they stop breastfeeding. Conclusion: HIV positive mothers had good knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding the benefits of exclusive breast- feeding. A significant number of mothers were, however, not sure about breastfeeding exclusively for 6 months as they would stop if offered free formula milk for the baby. Support by the fathers and others in the community is vital. Keywords: Knowledge; HIV; breastfeeding; attitudes; practices; HIV-positive mothers; Namibia.

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