scholarly journals Understanding the Incidence of Covid-19 among the police force in Maharashtra through a mixed approach

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pravin Kokane ◽  
Priya Maurya ◽  
T Muhammad
Keyword(s):  
Collective Efficacy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Police Force ◽  
Recovery System ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Government ◽  
Mixed Approach ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
Individual Efficacy ◽  
Depth Interviews

AbstractBackgroundThe study tries to understand the incidence of COVID-19 among police officials along with the challenges they face and their preparedness during the pandemic response in Maharashtra.MethodThe study analyzed the daily trends of confirmed, active, recovered, and deceased cases for Maharashtra and police professional. Ten telephonic in-depth interviews and a descriptive survey were conducted to obtain experiences of police regarding their combat against Covid-19.ResultsPPR (0.01 to 1.12), CRR (0 to 39.22) and CFR (0 to 1.07) have consistently increased and CRR found lower among police than the general population. The qualitative data by analyzing several indicators suggests that there is a higher individual efficacy over collective efficacy among the police force. Further, the long-time fight against Covid-19 had drained police force mentally and physically and this put them in higher risk.ConclusionImmediate priority interventions like provision of protective gears need to be provided by the government to control the risk of infection among police. Holistic support and recovery system from all stakeholders of society needed for the well-being of the police force so that they can soldier on to avert such a crisis in future.

Building Better India

2021 ◽  
pp. 149-167
Author(s):  
Swarup Roy Chowdhury ◽  
Suman Saha
Keyword(s):  
Business Models ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Smart Contracts ◽  
Public Infrastructure ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Working Practices ◽  
The Government ◽  
Time Update

We can name many industries that are still based on the same working practices and business models that they have had for a long time – maybe since they started. Despite the wealth of modern technology now available, public infrastructure, a critical component for the well-being of the society, is still an industry based on the paperwork, letters, emails, manual approvals, and a large amount of guess work. It involves a lot of manual effort and is also error prone. It is really very hard for the stakeholders and end users to get an update on the progress of the project, which impacts them directly or indirectly. The authors intend to develop a groundbreaking blockchain platform that can meet the needs of all the different stakeholders involved in creating and providing a better infrastructure. They plan to automate the entire process by using smart contracts to minimize paperwork for the government officials. This will not only eliminate the errors that can happen during manual execution but will also provide a real-time update to all the stakeholders in making the process more transparent.

scholarly journals Komunitas Pedesaan di Malaysia : Masalah Dan Tantangan

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 1406-1414
Author(s):  
Teuku Afrizal
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Village ◽  
Depth Interviews

Community development is an effort to improve the standard of living and quality of life of the community. The Wawasan Village Movement Program is a program that focuses on the development of rural human development towards a village that is more advanced, attractive and profitable. Even though in its implementation, community development is running smoothly and successfully. However, post-success needs to be maintained and sustainable. This article focuses on problems and challenges in the context of rural community development through the Wawasan Village Movement program. This article takes a case study in the Village of Shadow Keningau, Sabah Malaysia. Data collection was carried out through in-depth interviews, focus group discussions and observations. As well as documentation of published and unpublished materials. The article found several important facilitators who became problems and challenges after the successful implementation of the Village Movement Movement program in Keningau Shadow Village. This includes; (i) no further action from the government after the success; (ii) difficulty maintaining existing committees; (iii) idle and using assets for a long time; (iv loosening of social ties. In short, after the success of the government, it is necessary to give encouragement and encouragement to the Desa Bayangan community by making this village a model village. In addition, taking community members as facilitators in fostering other Wawasan Village Movement villages that are being fostered.

scholarly journals Pemberdayaan Berbasis Partisipasi Masyarakat Melalui Program Kampung Ramah Anak di Badran Kota Yogyakarta

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-188
Author(s):  
Fahmi Rafika Perdana
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Social Institution ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Government Organizations ◽  
The People ◽  
Program Innovation ◽  
The Government ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Development Step ◽  
Yogyakarta City

Social participation is a model of the community empowerment process. This is one of a direct program which is an impact on well-being improvement. This analysis was supported to explains community development basics of participation through Kampung Ramah Anak program in Badran Village of Yogyakarta City. Qualitative methods with collecting data of observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation are using as an interpretation of data. This study is seeking the program management it which isn’t optimality. This criterion has been founded by program continuing with early childhood education programs activity, Posyandu, and Bank Sampah. The activities have anomaly because it still depends to fund of government charity. After that can be analysis, an anomaly has been influencing society awareness lowly to follow the activities by participative. Besides, society has still had potential to grow up participation optimality, i.e. the potentiality is supporting by any group, community, and social institution. Otherwise, the society has had though, carrying attitude, and spirit part of citizenship to empowerment program. For the optimality of Badran society spirit is needs of the government to involving academics and non-government organizations. It is very important to building of development step and accompaniment that as a spirit of simultaneous. Furthermore, the people also creation of program innovation without big budgeting but right on target and useful.       Partisipasi masyarakat masih menjadi model pelaksanaan pemberdayaan, terutama program yang berkaitan dengan kesejahteraan anak. Analisis inilah yang mendorong peneliti untuk mengkaji pelaksanaan pemberdayaan berbasis partisipasi masyarakat melalui program “Kampung Ramah Anak” di Badran Rukun Warga 11 Kota Yogyakarta. Metode kualitatif dengan teknik pengumpulan data observasi, wawancara mendalam, dan dokumentasi digunakan sebagai bahan analisa. Hasil studi ini menunjukkan bahwa pengelolaan program tersebut berjalan kurang maksimal. Kriteria ini dibuktikan dengan berjalannya program inti seperti kegiatan Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini, Posyandu, dan Bank Sampah. Namun kegiatan inti tersebut mengalami anomali karena masih begantung pada bantuan dana pemerintah. Setelah dianalisis, anomali disebabkan masih rendahnya kesadaran masyarakat untuk mengikuti kegiatan secara partisipatif. Meskipun demikian, masyarakat masih memiliki potensi untuk lebih optimal dalam berpartisipasi, yaitu didukung oleh banyaknya kelompok, komunitas, dan kelembagaan masyarakat yang ada. Disamping itu, masih terdapat potensi pemikiran, sikap kepedulian, dan semangat sebagian masyarakat terhadap program pemberdayaan. Untuk mengoptimalkan pemberdayaan partisipatif masyarakat Badran, pemerintah perlu melibatkan peran akademisi dan swasta. Hal ini penting sebagai stimulan untuk membangun step pemberdayaan dan pendampingan. Selain itu, masyarakat juga hendaknya menciptakan inovasi program tanpa pendanaan besar atau low budgeting namun tepat sasaran dan bermanfaat.

scholarly journals When COVID-19 Enters in a Community Setting: An Exploratory Qualitative Study of Community Perspectives on COVID-19 Affecting Mental Well-Being

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naureen Akber Ali ◽  
Anam Shahil Feroz ◽  
Noshaba Ali ◽  
Ridah Feroz ◽  
Salima Nazim Meghani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Community Setting ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
Community Members ◽  
The Government ◽  
Mental Well Being ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Anxiety And Fear

Abstract Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly resulted in an increased level of anxiety and fear among the general population related to its management and infection spread. Due to the current unprecedented situation the normal routine life of every individual has been hindered which may cause florid mental distress. Considering the relevance of present circumstances we explored perceptions and attitudes of community members towards COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on their mental well-being. Methods: We conducted an exploratory qualitative study using a purposive sampling approach, at two communities of Karachi, Pakistan. In-depth interviews were conducted with community members including, young adults, middle-age adults, and older adults of both genders. Study data was analyzed manually using the conventional content analysis technique. Results: A total of 27 in-depth interviews were conducted, between May and June, 2020. Three overarching themes were identified: (I) Impact of COVID-19 on mental health of the general communities; (II) Current coping mechanisms to adapt to the new reality; and (III) Recommendations to address mental health of communities. Generally community members underwent increased anxiety and fear due to the contagious nature of the virus. Alongside, social, financial and religious repercussions of the pandemic have also heightened psychological distress among community members. However, community members were able to point out some of the coping mechanisms such as getting closer to God, connecting with family, participating in mental health sessions and resetting lives by indulging in diverse activities. Simultaneously, they also recommended the need of remote mental health services for elders and continuous efforts by the government to address mental health needs of the community at larger scale.Conclusion: COVID-19-associated mental health consequences have hit every individual in the society. The study finding has the potentialto guide the development of context-specific innovative mental health programs to overcome the pandemic repercussions.

scholarly journals The Rehabilitation of the Widows in Pattani Province, Thailand

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Kanlaya Daraha
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Human Security ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Deep South ◽  
Coordination Center ◽  
The Social ◽  
Prince Of Songkla University ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Government

The purpose of the research aimed to 1) Investigate the rehabilitation of the widows affected by the violence in the Province Pattani, Thailand. 2) Provide the guideline for the government and institutions to find ways to rehabilitate the widows affected the violence in the Province Pattani, Thailand. The findings of the research were summarized: There are increasing the widows drastically because of the violence crisis for a long time since 2004. The government has the policy to rehabilitate the widows affected by the violence. Ministry of Human Security and Social Development helps the budget per month for the widows. In the Deep South has the Center for rehabilitation the populations and the widows affected by the violence i.e. South Coordination Center, that coordinate with Prince of Songkla University, Pattani Campus and the office of Human Security and Social Development in the Province Pattani and specifically it has the group of the widows “We Peace” for empowerment the widows and the Center of the Health care. Some opinions suggest the activities to collaborate with the widows, the training career for the widows and it must have the community for watching the strangers every village and the government should construct the conciliation in the Deep South of Thailand for conducting “the Social Well- Being”.

scholarly journals Socio-economic outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic for Ukraine

2021 ◽  
pp. 24-42
Author(s):  
VITALINA BUTKALIUK
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
National Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Systemic Analysis ◽  
Sociological Inquiry ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Government ◽  
Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Public Views

The article presents a comprehensive analysis of the causes and consequences of both human and socio-economic losses incurred by Ukraine as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions introduced by the government in order to prevent its spread. The author's attention is primarily focused on exploring the population's social well-being, as well as examining changes in the quality of Ukrainians' lives during the pandemic. The study of the above-mentioned issues is complemented by a sociological inquiry into public views on the coronavirus problem, efficacy of the authorities' actions aimed at combating the pandemic, as well as the essence and real effectiveness of socio-economic policy pursued by the Ukrainian government in present-day conditions. Drawing upon a systemic analysis, the author argues that the ongoing socio-economic crisis in Ukraine, along with vaccine crunch, stems mainly from neoliberal policies implemented by the national government over the past three decades. The article argues the thesis about the transformation of the crisis of confidence, which has been fixed for a long time in Ukraine, into a crisis of vaccination, which today threatens with large humanitarian, economic and geopolitical losses. The research findings allow concluding that the COVID-19 pandemic acted as another trigger for the crisis, thereby intensifying and exacerbating the problems that had already existed in the national economy. The author's arguments are bolstered by a vast array of domestic and foreign statistical data, along with the results of surveys conducted by the Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (1994–2020), «Research & Branding Group» (2020–2021), as well as other Ukrainian sociological centers.

scholarly journals Memahami Komunikasi Antar Pribadi Dalam Pernikahan Beda Agama Dalam Upaya Mempertahankan Hubungan Yang Harmonis.

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
Indahyani Indahyani
Keyword(s):  
Symbolic Interactionism ◽  
Relational Dialectics ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Interfaith Marriage ◽  
Johari Window ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Government ◽  
Depth Interviews

<p><em>Interfaith marriage is a form of marriage is performed by a pair of men and women who have different religious beliefs. Currently interfaith marriage is already banned by the government and the logic, in the se-religious marriages can be conflict and does not guarantee a successful marriage, let alone a different religion. Although conflict in marriage is not only caused by differences in belief, but it is very influential for the survival of marriage as the basis of different faiths will make all the difference. Although it is not easy to maintain interfaith marriage, but not a few marriages that last a long time despite the different religions. Effective communication will minimize the occurrence of conflict, so the marriage will last a long time. This study seeks to examine more deeply the Self Disclosure (Self Disclosure) In Johari Window Theory, Theory of Dialectical relations (Relational Dialectics), and symbolic interactionism (symbolic Interactionism). Further in-depth interviews with select speakers who have certain criteria as research subjects, by using descriptive qualitative research methods. Presentation of data is done as it is delivered in accordance informants as research subjects without manipulation. Then, the researchers interpret the data to describe the phenomenon that occurs in study subjects.</em></p>

scholarly journals Hukum Islam dan Patronase dalam Penentuan 1 Ramadhan di Bungong Keumang

Al-Ahkam ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 187
Author(s):  
Cut Rahma Rizky ◽  
Agus Nurhadi
Keyword(s):  
Power Relations ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Religious Leaders ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Government Decision ◽  
Making Choices ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Government ◽  
Depth Interviews

<p>In 2017, people in Bungong Keumang village started fasting on Thursday, and they did not follow the government's decision to start fasting on Saturday. They prefer to follow the decisions of religious leaders who often overtake fasting, up to 2-3 days. This difference with the government has been going on for a long time, and almost every year has happened. This paper answers the question of why people in Bungong Keumang prefer to follow the decisions of religious leaders in starting Ramadhan fasting rather than following government decision? With in-depth interviews, answers were obtained that the choice of the community was more due to longstanding social patronage relations based on the exchange of values between religious leaders (patrons) and worshipers (clients) that are mutually beneficial to each other. The determination of 1 Ramadhan which is an area of Islamic law is an 'important arena' to strengthen patronage relations. However, at present the client's obedience to patrons is also shifting. The community is increasingly rational in making choices, access to information is also getting easier, and power relations are also decreasing, so the determination of 1 Ramadhan will become stronger into the area of astronomy and Islamic law.</p>

Diet Quality, a Term Subject to Change over Time

2012 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 144-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Elmadfa ◽  
Alexa L. Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Diet Quality ◽  
Functional Foods ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Industrialized Countries ◽  
Quality Factors ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Quality Diet ◽  
Important Quality ◽  
Health And Well Being

A high-quality diet is one of the foundations of health and well-being. For a long time in human history, diet was chiefly a source of energy and macronutrients meant to still hunger and give the strength for work and activities that were in general much harder than nowadays. Only few persons could afford to emphasize enjoyment. In the assessment of quality, organoleptic properties were major criteria to detect spoilage and oxidative deterioration of food. Today, food hygiene is a quality aspect that is often taken for granted by consumers, despite its lack being at the origin of most food-borne diseases. The discovery of micronutrients entailed fundamental changes of the concept of diet quality. However, non-essential food components with additional health functions were still barely known or not considered important until recently. With the high burden of obesity and its associated diseases on the rise, affluent, industrialized countries have developed an increased interest in these substances, which has led to the development of functional foods to optimize special body functions, reduce disease risk, or even contribute to therapeutic approaches. Indeed, nowadays, high contents of energy, fat, and sugar are factors associated with a lower quality of food, and products with reduced amounts of these components are valued by many consumers. At the same time, enjoyment and convenience are important quality factors, presenting food manufacturers with the dilemma of reconciling low fat content and applicability with good taste and appealing appearance. Functional foods offer an approach to address this challenge. Deeper insights into nutrient-gene interactions may enable personalized nutrition adapted to the special needs of individuals. However, so far, a varied healthy diet remains the best basis for health and well-being.

PERCEIVED EFFECTS OF STREET HAWKING ON THE WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN IN ANYIGBA, DEKINA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KOGI STATE, NIGERIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 01-07
Author(s):  
Alfred Eboh
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Perceived Effects ◽  
The Government

Background: The hawking of wares by children has been a serious issue confronting the Nigerian society. Children hawk in some of the most horrible conditions conceivable, where they face a serious risk of injury, chronic illness, kidnapping, rape or death. Objective: The focus of this study was to assess the perceived effects of street hawking on the well-being of children in Anyigba, Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State. Methods: The population of this study consists of parents of the street hawkers in Anyigba while cross-sectional survey design was used through the purposive sampling technique to choose the sample size of one hundred and sixty-two (162) respondents. The validated structured questionnaire and In-Depth Interviews (IDIs) served as the instruments for the data collection respectively. The hypotheses were tested using Chi-Square at a predetermined 0.05 level of significance. The quantitative data were analysed with the aid of the SPSS (version 20). Results: The results indicated among others that street hawking had significant social implications and physical consequences on children's moral behaviour as well as health status in the study area. Conclusion: The study, therefore, concluded that the government of Kogi State should carry out an enlightenment campaign through the media and religious institutions on the negative consequences of street hawking are recommended as panacea. Also, the child right act instrument and its implementation should be strengthened in order to curb street hawking in the study area.

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