Problems of Sanitation in India: Does Culture Matter?

2020 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 252-269
Author(s):  
B. K. Nagla
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Open Defecation ◽  
Core Element ◽  
Important Indicator ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Urban Problem ◽  
Healthy Family ◽  
Sanitary Conditions

Although sanitation is a core element of healthy family and community life and an important indicator of social development, it has not received the sociological attention it deserves. Based on an analysis of both rural and urban areas cutting across diverse social groups, this article shows that the sanitation in India is not only a rural but also an urban problem, particularly in the context of growing industrialisation, coupled with concomitant rapid urbanisation and expansion of cities. The article unveils the link between poor sanitation, especially preference for open defecation among rural folks with peoples’ practices and perceptions, which are deeply rooted in cultural norms. Ultimately, it is argued that it is not the resources but rather the beliefs, practices and customs of people related to health and environment that matter in improving the sanitary conditions in India

scholarly journals ASSESSMENT OF THE PREVALENT FEEDING AND HYGIENIC PRACTICES OF RURAL AND URBAN AREAS OF BIHAR AND THEIR OUTCOME IN CHILDREN BELOW 5 YEARS

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanjay Kumar ◽  
Rajiv Kumar Jha
Keyword(s):  
Breast Feeding ◽  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Feeding Practice ◽  
Food Groups ◽  
Open Defecation ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban

Mothers should have access to skilled support to help them initiate and sustain appropriate feeding practices, and to prevent difficulties and overcome them when they occur. Actual aim of this study was a step to sort out various prevailing feeding practices and awareness status of the hygiene in the family of child in rural and urban areas of Bihar state among the age group of below 5 Years and their outcome. The aim of this work was to determine the association between household access to water, sanitation and personal hygiene practices with stunting among children. In this study, the observation was contrary to what was observed in the NFHS3. Urban area appeared better in all the aspects of breast feeding than rural area. However, breast feeding practices were still suboptimal in both the areas. This study reveals the similar pattern but magnitude is different Exclusive breastfeeding up to the age of six months is only 25% and 18% in urban and rural region respectively average is 21%.our study revealed exclusive breast feeding for 6 months Populations  had significantly low prevalence of underweight (18%), stunting (1%)  wasting (15%) and as expected against complementary food given before 6 months underweight (67%), stunting (57%). wasting (54%) and late after 6months group showed underweight (67%), stunting  (63%).and wasting (41%). As per NFHS3 36 percent are given food from at least 3 food groups (variety of food), as recommended to ensure adequate diversity in their diet. ACCORDING TO WHO 2012 In India, approximately 53% of households and 624 million people defecate in the open. Open defecation is more pervasive in rural versus urban areas (74% vs 17%).as per recent reports 2015 69%vs 19%  Open defecation is more pervasive in rural versus urban areas.  In Our study (68%Vs43%). that both urban and rural population group in which use latrine for defecation has significantly better outcome than the group in which use open field defecation. This project will support the government's efforts to promote the exclusive breastfeeding, and healthy feeding practices for infant and children aged under 5 years, as well as to bring improvement in personal hygiene. Keywords: Breast feeding, Hygienic conditions, healthy feeding practice, WHO, UNICEF

scholarly journals Sanitation coverage in Bangladesh since the millennium: consistency matters

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 240-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Zheng ◽  
S. A. I. Hakim ◽  
Q. Nahar ◽  
A. van Agthoven ◽  
S. V. Flanagan
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Equity Issue ◽  
Open Defecation ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Improved Sanitation ◽  
Joint Monitoring

Household surveys in Bangladesh between 1994 and 2009 assessed sanitation access using questions that differed significantly over time, resulting in apparently inconsistent findings. Applying the WHO and UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme's 2008 definition for open defecation and improved sanitation facilities excluding shared facilities to the compiled data set, sensible sanitation coverage trends emerge. The percentage of households openly defecating declined at a rate of about 1.8% per year from 30% in 1994 to 6.8% in 2009, primarily due to changes in rural areas. Access to individual improved sanitation facilities nearly doubled from about 30% in 2006 to 57% in 2009, with both rural and urban areas showing impressive progress. Access to shared improved latrines also nearly doubled from about 13% in 2006 to 24% in 2009, with the urban slums recording the greatest gain from 17% in 2006 to 65% in 2009. Shared improved latrines are only slightly less clean than individual ones. Dependence on shared improved latrines increases with population density. In 2007, 20% of the poorest households still openly defecated, although more of them (38%) shared a latrine of any type. A poverty reduction program is recommended to address this equity issue, although applying consistent definitions is crucial to documenting progress.

scholarly journals OPEN DEFECATION FREE (ODF) RURAL AND URBAN AREAS: ACHIEVEMENT OF SWACHH BHARAT MISSION

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (07) ◽  
pp. 490-496
Author(s):  
K. Padmavathi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Open Defecation ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
National Family ◽  
Indian Census

Sanitation is recognized as a basic human right. UN General Assemblyin July 2010 had adopted a resolution officially recognising Sanitationaccess to, and use of, excreta and wastewater facilities and servicesasa human right. For most of human history, people defecatedin theopen. But in the last century, a lot has changed with toilets becoming anintegral part of homes in most parts of the world. More than half of allpeopleintheworldwhodefecateintheopenliveinIndia.Accordingto 2011 Indian Census, 53.00 per cent of households do not use anykind of toilet or latrine. This essentially matches the 55.00 per centfound by the National Family Health Survey in 2005. In this paper Iattempt to study the role of government and schemes and peoples participation.

scholarly journals Urban-rural difference in patients utilizing the service of telehealthcare

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lichin Chen ◽  
Te-Wei Ho ◽  
Chih-Yuan Shih ◽  
Fong-Ci Lin ◽  
Feipei Lai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Web Portal ◽  
Healthcare Resources ◽  
Important Indicator ◽  
3G Networks ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Glucose Levels ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas

There are concerns about the unbalanced distribution of healthcare resources between rural and urban areas. There have been attempts to use existing healthcare resources more effectively through telehealthcare. Usability is an important indicator for evaluating patient behavior and determining service improvements. Nevertheless, usability has not been studied extensively enough. This study analyzed the usability differences between urban and rural areas in Taiwan for a web portal used in a telehealthcare program. Data were collected for two years. Usability data includes the frequency of web portal patient logins, the frequency of glucose measurements, whether the records were transmitted to the system through 3G networks automatically or were manually inputted, and the correlation of the mean 3-month daily glucose levels and HbA1c results. Patients in urban areas logged into the web portal more frequently (p < .001) and recorded glucose levels more frequently (p = .003). More patients in the rural area transmitted their daily glucose levels using devices (p < .001). Mean 3-month daily glucose levels and HbA1c results appear to be highly consistent. Patients in urban areas did not readily change glucometer habits but were willing to log in to web portal and record daily glucose levels manually. Patients in rural areas were willing to use the 3G glucometer to transmit data more frequently. For patients in urban areas, web portals should provide more information and smart applications. For patients in rural areas, the application should be simple and easy to use.

Management of minor ailments in primary schoolchildren in rural and urban areas

1996 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 167-174
Author(s):  
J A Cantrill ◽  
B Johannesson ◽  
M Nicholson ◽  
P R Noyce
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Primary Schoolchildren ◽  
Minor Ailments

Classroom Management

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 201
Author(s):  
Elida Kurti
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Management ◽  
General Education ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Important Place ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Intellectual Level

This paper aims to reflect an effort to identify the problems associated with the educational learning process, as well as its function to express some inherent considerations to the most effective forms of the classroom management. Mentioned in this discussion are ways of management for various categories of students, not only from an intellectual level, but also by their behavior. Also, in the elaboration of this theme I was considering that in addition to other development directions of the country, an important place is occupied by the education of the younger generation in our school environments and especially in adopting the methods of teaching and learning management with a view to enable this generation to be competitive in the European labor market. This, of course, can be achieved by giving this generation the best values of behavior, cultural level, professional level and ethics one of an European family which we belong to, not just geographically. On such foundations, we have tried to develop this study, always improving the reality of the prolonged transition in the field of children’s education. Likewise, we have considered the factors that have left their mark on the structure, cultural level and general education level of children, such as high demographic turnover associated with migration from rural and urban areas, in the capacity of our educational institutions to cope with new situations etc. In the conclusions of this study is shown that there is required a substantial reform even in the pro-university educational system to ensure a significant improvement in the behavior of children, relations between them and the sound quality of their preparation. Used literature for this purpose has not been lacking, due to the fact that such problems are usually treated by different scholars. Likewise, we found it appropriate to use the ideas and issues discussed by the foreign literature that deals directly with classroom management problems. All the following treatise is intended to reflect the way of an effective classroom management.

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