Further Notes on Record Taking and Making in Maternity Care: The Case of South Asian Descent Women

1995 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isobel Bowler
Keyword(s):  
Health Service ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Maternity Care ◽  
Antenatal Clinic ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Negative Stereotypes ◽  
Service Staff ◽  
Asian Descent

This paper draws on data from a small-scale ethnographic study of the delivery of maternity care to South Asian descent women in a hospital in Southern England during 1988. Stereotyped views of these women which related to their customs and culture as well as their typification as patients were commonly expressed by staff, particularly midwives. The paper examines the role of medical records and record making in stereotyping Asian women: the ways in which stereotyped views of women may affect the record making process; and how that process itself may reinforce and create stereotypes. The utility of records for ‘rate production’ purposes is also discussed. The focus of the paper is the creation of a woman's maternity records which occurs in the antenatal clinic. The transformation of stigmatised views of a client into ‘facts’ about a client is common among bureaucrats, in this setting health service staff. This process affects the client's future encounters with the bureaucracy. In medical settings records (ie the case notes) help to create, transmit and reify negative stereotypes of health service users. These stereotypes can affect the kind of care given to individual patients.

Premarital Sexual Debut in Emerging Adults of South Asian Descent: The Role of Parental Sexual Socialization and Sexual Attitudes

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 862-878 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilie Eve Gravel ◽  
Marta Yolande Young ◽  
Chantal Marielle Darzi ◽  
Marcela Olavarria-Turner ◽  
Andrea Ming-See Lee
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Adults ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Sexual Debut ◽  
Sexual Attitudes ◽  
Sexual Socialization ◽  
Asian Descent ◽  
Premarital Sexual

scholarly journals The role of the community-based rehabilitation worker within the primary health care service of the ODI district

1999 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. P. Taukobong
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Service ◽  
World Health ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
District Health ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Rehabilitation ◽  
The Disabled

Introduction: There has not been agreement within the Health Care Services regarding the role of Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) workers. The training of CBR workers continues although the process was not widely supported and the CBR worker’s function has not been clarified yet CBR programmes are included in the training of students.Aim: The aim is to identify and describe the role of the CBR workers within the Odi District Health Service (DHS) and determine whether they are fulfilling the rehabilitation arid development functions envisaged by the WHO model of CBR programmes.Methodology: Qualitative and quantitative research methods were used. These included a questionnaire; observations of the daily tasks of the CBR workers and interviews with members of the District Health Service (DHS) of the Odi district, clients and CBR workers. Open and axial coding were used in data analyses. Data from the different sources were triangulated to ensure trustworthiness.Results: The skills performed by CBR workers have produced a change in the lifestyle of the disabled people and the initiated projects are benefiting the families of the disabled people within the CBR programme as well as their community. There seems to be a break down of communication between the District Health Manager (DHM) and the supervisor of the CBR workers. A lack of communication within the DHS affects the functions of the CBR workers.Conclusion: It is concluded that, although the tasks of the CBR workers within the Odi DHS are not supported, they produce a positive impact on the quality of life of the disabled within the CBR programme. The CBR workers’ contribution towards community development, although on a small scale, proves that they operate within the World Health Organization’s (WHO) guidelines for CBR.

scholarly journals Traditional Products and New Developments in the Restaurant Sector in East Africa. The Case Study of Nakuru County, Kenya

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dauro M. Zocchi ◽  
Michele F. Fontefrancesco
Keyword(s):  
Local Food ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Leafy Vegetables ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Local Market ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Traditional Foods ◽  
Indigenous Chicken

Over the last 20 years, we have witnessed worldwide a renewed interest in local food products and traditional cuisine. Addressing this demand, the catering industry has played a pivotal role in reviving local food heritage and traditions. While several studies have explored the evolution of this trend in Europe, little attention has been given to this phenomenon in contemporary Africa. To partially fill this gap in the literature, we conducted an ethnographic study to investigate the role of the catering sector in recovering and promoting food and gastronomic heritage in Nakuru County, an emerging Kenyan agricultural and tourist hub. Specifically, we aimed at understanding the main drivers behind the offering and demand for traditional ingredients and recipes. Fieldwork was conducted through the analysis of 41 restaurants and hotels, and data collection was completed through semi-structured interviews with 51 professionals, including owners, food and beverage managers, and chefs. We reported 33 recipes and ingredients tied to Kenyan culinary traditions. Some differences in the role of Kenyan cuisine emerged, with the differentiation mostly linked to the customer profiles. In particular, attention toward traditional foods was more accentuated in restaurants aimed at middle- and high-income Kenyan customers and for specific products namely African leafy vegetables and indigenous chicken, locally known as kuku kienyeji. Concurrently, we discovered that the inclusion of these products on the restaurant menus implied an incipient localization of the food supply chains based on self-production or direct commercial relationships with small-scale producers. The research highlighted how the relaunch of traditional food and cuisine develops from a demand for healthy and natural products rather than a search for cultural authenticity. Based on the specificities of the local market, this fosters the creation of alternative supply strategies to cope with the poor quality of ingredients, price fluctuations, and discontinuity of the supply. In this sense, the research suggests also considering tangible factors linked to the technological and logistical conditions of the trade and safety of food to understand the drivers behind the rediscovery of local and traditional foods.

scholarly journals Is Body Weight a Telltale of Preeclampsia?

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-181
Author(s):  
Neha Kumari ◽  
Kusum Dash ◽  
Roopam Singh
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Body Weight Gain ◽  
Antenatal Clinic ◽  
The Body ◽  
Developed Country ◽  
Maximum Proportion

ABSTRACT Introduction Increased body weight is a major epidemic for a developed country, and is also expanding to developing countries. It is measured as the body mass index (BMI). Control of body weight gain, where weight gain in adequate proportion is indicated, is a major challenge before, during, and after pregnancy. Aim To find out whether the increased value of BMI as measured at 20 to 24 weeks of gestation can be used to predict the development of preeclampsia. Objective To study the role of increased value of BMI in development of preeclampsia in normal pregnancies. Materials and methods A case—control retrospective study was conducted on pregnant women who attended the antenatal clinic of Bokaro General Hospital, Jharkhand, India. About 220 pregnant women, who attended the antenatal clinic, in 20 to 24 weeks of gestation, were included after proper written consent for study. Results About 220 patients were included in our study, who attended the antenatal clinic between 20th and 24th weeks of pregnancy. In our study, the maximum proportion of participants’ BMI ranges between 22 to 24 and 24 to 26 kg/m2. In our study, we found with increase of BMI value, the percentage of preeclampsia development increases. Conclusion In view of our results, counseling about body weight and its management should be known to the women before, during, and after pregnancy. How to cite this article Kumari N, Dash K, Singh R. Is Body Weight a Telltale of Preeclampsia? J South Asian Feder Obst Gynae 2017;9(2):179-181.

The role of collective identifications in family processes of post-trauma reconstruction: An exploratory study with Kurdish refugee families and their diasporic community

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Kevers ◽  
Peter Rober ◽  
Lucia De Haene
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Family Processes ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Refugee Families ◽  
Family Contexts ◽  
Diasporic Community ◽  
And Coping

While collective identifications of diasporic Kurds have attracted considerable scholarly interest, their possible role in familial processes of post-trauma reconstruction has hardly been studied. The aim of this article is therefore to develop an explorative understanding of the deployment and meaning of collective identifications in intimate family contexts by examining the interconnectedness between the transmission of cultural and political belonging and post-trauma meaning-making and coping in Kurdish refugee families. After contextualising diasporic Kurds’ collective identifications through an ethnographic depiction of the Kurdish diasporic community in Belgium, this article reports on findings from a small-scale, exploratory study with five Kurdish refugee families in Belgium. Thematic analysis of family and parent interviews indicates how cultural and political identifications may operate as sources of (1) dealing with cultural bereavement and loss; (2) commemorating trauma; and (3) reversing versus reiterating trauma. Overall, this study’s findings support an explorative understanding of collective identifications as meaningful resources in families’ post-trauma reconstruction.ABSTRACT IN KURMANJIRola nasnameyên komelî di pêvajoyên malbatî yên vesazkirina paş-trawmayê de: Xebateke raveker li ser malbatên kurd ên penaber û civakên wan ên dîasporayêTevî ku nasnameyên komelî yên kurdên dîasporayê ta radeyeke baș bûye mijara lêkolînan, rola wan a muhtemel di pêvajoyên malbatî yên vesazkirina (selihandin) paş-trawmayê qet nehatine vekolîn. Lewma armanca vê gotarê ew e têgihiştineke raveker pêş bixe li ser rol û wateya nasnameyên komelî yên di çarçoveya mehremiya malbatê de, ku vê yekê jî dê bi rêya vekolîna wê têkiliya rijd bike ya di navbera neqlkirina aidiyetên çandî-siyasî û rêyên sazkirina wateyê û serederîkirina li dû trawmayê di nav malbatên kurd ên penaber de. Piştî diyarkirina çarçoveya nasnameya komelî ya Kurdên diasporayê bi rêya teswîreke etnografîk a cemaeta diasporaya Kurd li Belçîkayê, ev gotar encamên ji xebateke biçûk a bi pênc malbatên kurd ên penaber ên li Belçîkayê pêşkêş dike. Tehlîla babetî ya hevpeyvînên ligel malbatan û dayik û bavan nîşan dide ka çawa nasnameyên çandî û siyasî dikarin bibin çavkanî ji bo (1) serederîkirina bi mehrûmiyeta çandî û windahiyên xwe; (2) bibîranîna trawmayê; û (3) kêmrengkirin an, beramber vê yekê, dubarekirina trawmayê. Bi giştî, encamên vê xebatê wê têgihiştineke raveker tesdîq dikin ku nasnameyên kolektîf çavkaniyên kêrhatî ne di vesazkirina paş-trawmayê ya malbatan de. ABSTRACT IN SORANIDewrî nasname bekomellekan le prose binemalleyîyekanî sazkirdinewey paş-trawmayîda: lêkollîneweyekî şirovekarî binemalle penabere kurdekan û civatî ewan le diyasporaLe katêkda nasname bekomellekanî kurdekanî diyaspora le layen şarezakanewe giringîyekî berçawî pê drawe û serincî ewanî bo lay xoyî rakêşawe, bellam sebaret be egerî dewrî prose binemalleyîyekanî sazkirdinewey paş-tirawma be degmen lêkollîneweyek encam drawe. Ke wate, amancî em wutare perepêdan be têgeyîştinêkî şirovekarane lemerr bekarhênan û manay nasname bekomellekan le bestênekanî têkellawîy binemalleyîdaye, ke le rêgey peywendîy nêwan rewtî gwastineweyî grêdraweyî kultûrî û siyasî, sazbûnî mana û herweha rahatin legell kêşekanî qonaẍî paş tirawma le binemalle kurde penaberekanda taqî krawetewe. Dway awirrdanewe le civakî diyasporay kurd le Belcîka, nasname bekomellekanî kurdekanî diyaspora le bestênî xoyda xwêndinewey bo krawe û bem gêreye lem wutareda lêkollîneweyekî şirovekarane bo qebareyekî biçûk le pênc binemalley kurdî penaber le Belcîka dekrê û encamekanî billaw dekrêtewe. Şîkarîyekî babetiyaney wutuwêj legell binemalle û dayk û bawkekan nîşanî dedat ke çon dekrê nasname kultûrî û siyasîyekan wek serçaweyek bo em sê mijare derbikewn: (1) gîrodebûn be ledestçûn û bizirbûnî kultûr; (2) webîrhênanewey tirawma; û (3) pêçewanebûnî tirawma leberamber dûbarebûneweyda. Beşêweyekî giştî, encamekanî em lêkollîneweye piştgîrî le têgeyîştinêkî şirovekarane le nasname bekomellekan dekat ke wekû serçaweyekî giring bo sazkirdinewey binemallekan le dway qonaẍî paş-tirawma seyr dekrêt.

GOELRO plan is 100 years old

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 4-9
Author(s):  
Pavel A. BUTYRIN ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Soviet Period ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Efficient Production ◽  
Soviet Republic ◽  
Starting Conditions ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
State Plan

The historical context in which the State Plan for Electrification of Russia (GOELRO) was developed, establishment of the GOELRO Commission, the GOELRO Plan content, the specific features of its implementation, and the role of the plan in the soviet period of Russia’s history are considered. Attention is paid to the electrification plants of other countries and territories of all inhabited continents, and to the participation of states in the electrification of countries and regions with small-scale and agricultural production in the 1920 s. The specific features pertinent to the electrification of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic are pointed out, namely, low starting conditions (in 1923, the energy consumption per capita in Russia was 100 times lower than that in Norway), its being state-owned in nature and revolutionary in its purpose: to get done with the main upheavals in the country and to shift the national economy for fore efficient production. The role of V.I. Lenin and G.M. Krzhizhanovsky, who were the initiators of the electrification of Russia, is analyzed in detail. A conclusion is drawn about the need to study both the GOELRO Plan itself and the specific features and circumstances of its implementation within the framework of training modern specialists in electrical engineering.

The Role of Nonprofit Sector Networks as Mechanisms for Immigrant Political Participation

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luisa Veronis
Keyword(s):  
Political Participation ◽  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Social Action ◽  
Multiple Scales ◽  
Nonprofit Sector ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Immigrant Community ◽  
Immigrant Political Incorporation

Issues of immigrant political incorporation and transnational politics have drawn increased interest among migration scholars. This paper contributes to debates in this field by examining the role of networks, partnerships and collaborations of immigrant community organizations as mechanisms for immigrant political participation both locally and transnationally. These issues are addressed through an ethnographic study of the Hispanic Development Council, an umbrella advocacy organization representing settlement agencies serving Latin American immigrants in Toronto, Canada. Analysis of HDC’s three sets of networks (at the community, city and transnational levels) from a geographic and relational approach demonstrates the potentials and limits of nonprofit sector partnerships as mechanisms and concrete spaces for immigrant mobilization, empowerment, and social action in a context of neoliberal governance. It is argued that a combination of partnerships with a range of both state and non-state actors and at multiple scales can be significant in enabling nonprofit organizations to advance the interests of immigrant, minority and disadvantaged communities.

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