scholarly journals Study of socio-demographic profile and causes of street vending in urban area, Aurangabad, Maharashtra

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 4005
Author(s):  
Mohan K. Doibale ◽  
Seema Digambar Mohite ◽  
Gautam B. Sawase ◽  
Pallavi H. Pagadal
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Nuclear Family ◽  
Formal Sector ◽  
Street Vendors ◽  
Training Centre ◽  
Street Vending ◽  
Demographic Profile ◽  
Gainful Employment ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Large Numbers

Background: Street vending as a profession has been in existence in India since times immemorial. Poverty and lack of gainful employment in the rural areas and in the smaller towns drive large numbers of people to the city. Thus the present study is conducted to study socio-demographic profile, causes, addiction, morbidity pattern among street vendors. The objective of the present study is to study socio-demographic profile of street vendors, causes of street vending, addiction among street vendors, health problems faced by street vendors.Methods: The study was conducted in Shahagunj, where urban health training centre of Government Medical College Aurangabad is situated, for period of 2 months duration. All street vendors in the Shahagunj were included in the study. The purpose of study was explained to them. The survey was carried out with predesigned pretested questionnaire. The question related to socio-demographic characteristics, causes of street vending, addiction of smoking were asked.Results: About (29.6%) vendors belongs to age group 30-39, male participants are more in number, illiterate or educated up to primary school. Most of the vendors belongs to nuclear family, 71.25% vendors are migrated from other cities to seek employment, 73.6% vendors works with no holiday in a week. Vendors are addicted of tobacco chewing (27%), pan (6%) and cigarette (6%). Causes to become in informal sector are unable to fulfill requirement of formal sector 54%, only source of income 44% avoid tax is 2%. About 30% vendors are having health issues; maximum was musculoskeletal morbidities contributing 8.8%.Conclusions: Unable to fulfill requirement of formal sector and no other source of income are the major causes to be in the street vending.

Incorporating Media in Promoting Lifelong Learning Among Street Vendors in Ghana

2019 ◽  
pp. 167-188
Author(s):  
Isaac Kofi Biney
Keyword(s):  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Conceptual Frameworks ◽  
Formal Sector ◽  
Street Vendors ◽  
Business Policy ◽  
Street Vending ◽  
Inclusive Business ◽  
Effective Collaboration ◽  
The Government ◽  
Learning As A Process

This chapter explores media promotion of lifelong learning among street vendors in Ghana. It looks at conceptual frameworks underpinning street vending and the relevance of media in empowering street vendors. It also examines challenges involved in street vending and strategies in integrating street vending into the formal sector of the economy of Ghana. The contributions of media in empowering street vendors and learning as a process of lifelong learning fashion are also discussed. Issues emerging from street vending and recommendations are discussed. The chapter concludes that the Government of Ghana should develop all-inclusive business policy to accelerate formalization of informal enterprises. Street vendors should also build strong front, and leadership, to foster effective collaboration and partnership with media houses to aid in deepening lifelong learning drive in Ghana.

Post-partum psychosis: socio-demographic and obstetric profile

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 106
Author(s):  
Sunil Kumar Ahuja ◽  
Nimisha Mishra ◽  
Pradeep Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Nuclear Family ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Puerperal Psychosis ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
History Of

Background: Better knowledge of socio-demographic profile and obstetric features may help in early identification and treatment of patients with post-partum psychosis. The aim of present research is to study the age, parity, socio-demographic and obstetric and menstrual profile of patients suffering from post-partum psychosis. Setting and Design: A cross-sectional study at in-patient department of psychiatry, SS Medical College and associated SGMH Rewa.Methods: The study was conducted on sixty patients of post-partum psychosis admitted in psychiatry ward. Detailed socio-demographic characteristics, obstetric and menstrual profile along with psychiatric assessment were recorded in proforma specially designed for the study.Results: Bulk of our post partum psychotic subjects (60%) were in the age range of 18-25 years with 83.33% of women were residing at rural areas. Most of subjects (76.67%) of post partum psychosis were illiterate. 73.33% patient were belonging to low socio-economic status and remaining to middle and high socioeconomic status. Majority of subjects (13.33%) were house wife (86.67%) followed by laborer class. Family jointness reveal 80% and 20% of subjects trailed from joint and nuclear family respectively. the maximum number of subjects (60%) were primipara with only 13.33% of subjects had history of obstetric complication in form of prolonged labour and post-partum heamorrhage. 25% subjects had cesarean delivery. 40% patients of puerperal psychosis were having menstrual irregularity and 60% had regular menstruation.Conclusions: Screening of vulnerable groups i.e. younger age, primipara, history of irregular menstruation in post partum period for psychiatric sign and symptoms is requisite for early diagnosis and prompt and adequate management. As most of the patients were from rural areas it is necessary to establish psychiatric services in rural areas as well so that this group of population can be provided holistic care along with already existing medical services.

scholarly journals Street vending in the Eastern Cape: Survival strategy or conduit to entrepreneurship?

2002 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 625-643 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Mahadea
Keyword(s):  
Informal Economy ◽  
Survival Strategy ◽  
Eastern Cape ◽  
Formal Sector ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Street Vendors ◽  
Street Vending ◽  
High Profile ◽  
Survival Mode ◽  
Economic Growth Rates

Although South Afiica consistently registered positive economic growth rates since the democratic government took office in 1994, this economic expansion has not been accompanied by a surge of new formal sector jobs. The public and private sectors have been shedding labour, partly in response to globalisation and domestic economic realities. Consequently, more and more individuals are taking to street vending to create jobs for themselves. This article examines the dynamics of street vending and investigates whether it is merely a survival mode of existence or a conduit to formal entrepreneurship. The results of the study indicate that only 15 per cent of the surveyed operators may graduate to formal entrepreneurship in the medium or long term. It seems highly unlikely that a substantial number of high profile entrepreneurs would emerge from this mass of survivalist traders. For most street traders, the informal economy is not a conduit to entrepreneurship, but a survival strategy. From a development perspective, the way forward for street vendors is to transform their ventures into more value-adding operations that can provide sustainable livelihoods for themselves, and in due course jobs for others.

scholarly journals Awareness and perception of health insurance among rural population in Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 3808
Author(s):  
Raja T. K. ◽  
Buvnesh Kumar M. ◽  
Muthukumar T. ◽  
Anisha Pannakal Mohan
Keyword(s):  
Health Insurance ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural Population ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Nuclear Family ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Chief Minister ◽  
The Family

Background: Health insurance awareness and perception is most preliminary and people are getting familiar of it. Still the utilization of health insurance has not reached the rural areas due to lack of awareness among rural population. The present study was done with an aim of assessing individual’s awareness and perception of the health insurance.Methods: The study was a community based cross sectional study conducted for a period of 6 months among villages which is field practice area of a medical college in Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. 310 houses were interviewed. Line listing of the houses was done and data collected through semi structured questionnaire either from the head of the family or the family member who was available in the house. Data collected was statistically analyzed by SPSS version 21.Results: In this study, among 310 participants majority were females (62%), middle class (31%), nuclear family (83%). 51% were aware about health insurance, source of awareness was mostly from television (38.3%). 48% of study participants were aware of Chief Minister Health Scheme.Conclusions: Majority of the people who were aware about the Chief Minister Health Scheme were not aware about the complete benefits and details of the scheme, which emphasis on the need for creating more awareness about health insurance to avoid unpredictable health expenses in case of illness and injuries.

scholarly journals Clinico-demographic profile of patients with acute and transient psychotic disorders

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 215-219
Author(s):  
S Ranjan ◽  
R Shakya ◽  
PM Shyangwa
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Psychotic Disorders ◽  
Clinical Presentation ◽  
Nuclear Family ◽  
Abrupt Onset ◽  
Nuclear Families ◽  
Demographic Profile ◽  
Middle Socioeconomic Status

Background: There are only few studies on the clinico-demographic profile of acute and transient disorders, which is a common disorder in developing countries. Objective: To study the clinical presentation and socio-demographic profile of patients with Acute and transient psychotic disorders. Methods: Thirty patients diagnosed as Acute and transient psychotic disorders were assessed to record their socio-demographic profile, presence of stress, onset, presenting complains and the phenomenology using standard questionnaire. Results: ATPDs was more common in persons below thirty years of age (63.3%), residing in rural areas (90%), unemployed (76.7%), low middle socioeconomic status (53.3%), married (63.3%), and member of nuclear family (63.3%). Abrupt onset was seen in 73% of cases. Delusion of persecution was the most common psychopathology (86.7%). All patients had impaired biorhythm and poor insight. Conclusions: Married unemployed persons below the age of thirty of low middle socioeconomic status residing in nuclear families in rural areas suffer from ATPDs more than others. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/hren.v10i3.7138 Health Renaissance; September-December 2012; Vol 10 (No.3);215-219

scholarly journals An epidemiological study of anaemia in the women of reproductive age group (15-49 years) residing in field practice area of a medical college, Udaipur (Rajasthan)

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. 4209
Author(s):  
Shiv Lal Solanki ◽  
Bhagraj Coudhary ◽  
Bhagwan Ram Vishnoi ◽  
B. L. Vyas
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Family ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Women Of Reproductive Age ◽  
Training Centre ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Field Practice ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors ◽  
Reproductive Age Group

Background: Anaemia is one of the most important public health problem that persist worldwide, affecting the infants, young children, adolescents, elderly and child bearing women of developing countries. Among the women of reproductive age group the adolescence period is crucial and dynamic for young females as they begin to develop their capacity for empathy, abstract thinking for physical and mental induration with future time perspective of growth and development. The objectives of the study were to assess the prevalence of anaemia in women of reproductive age group; to study the socio-demographic factors among the study subjectsMethods: A cross- sectional purposive study was conducted on 436 females of reproductive age group, residing in the field practice area of urban health training centre of department of community medicine, Geetanjali medical college and hospital, Udaipur. Study period was from May 2015 to April 2016.Results: The prevalence of anaemia among the age group below 18 years were (71.2%), educated (72.4%), nuclear family (73.3%), married (87.1%), socio-economic status group V (79.9%), menarche (75.15%), and severe anaemia was observed in (3.2%) subjects.Conclusions: Nutritional anaemia is one of the most common micronutrient deficiency observed in the world and is the highest in the adolescent females. The study revealed the statistically significant association of anaemia with various socio-demographic factors.

scholarly journals Street Businesses in Addis Ababa: Causes, Consequences and Administrative Interventions

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (Number 1) ◽  
pp. 69-92
Author(s):  
Jemal Abagissa
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Urban Migration ◽  
Formal Sector ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Street Vendors ◽  
Street Vending ◽  
Direct Government

Street vending has long been a source of debate among development economists. It has been argued that direct government intervention that aids this sector will encourage rural to urban migration. Others have argued that this sector deserves government help as often more than 50% of the urban labour force is employed by this sector. This study is designed to assess the causes, consequences and administrative interventions of street vending in Addis Ababa with particular reference to Yeka sub-city. Data were collected from randomly selected samples of 330 street vendors, 14 code enforcers and 9 government officials through questionnaires and interview of key respondents. The finding shows most of the traders came from outside Addis Ababa in search of jobs. Street vending proliferated as a way of life and a coping mechanism adopted by those economically under privileged segment of the society. Factors that led to street vending were complex and varied. According to the findings, absence of opportunity in the formal sector was the main factor that led the operators to street vending. This is followed by the need to support their family and themselves. The authorities stated that unless managed well street vending will have negative impact on traffic movement, encroach on public space and create unfair completion with formal businesses. To mitigate these problems the city administration has issued street vending regulation No. 5 in 2018 so that specific vending plots are allocated and the vendors need to do their business legally and those who fail to follow the rules will be dealt with by the law.

Kids at Work

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emir Estrada
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
The United States ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Urban Setting ◽  
Formal Sector ◽  
Street Vendors ◽  
Family Work ◽  
Street Vending ◽  
Child Street

Kids at Work is the first book to look at the participation of child street vendors in the United States. The children portrayed in this book are the children of undocumented Latinx immigrants who are relegated to street vending because they lack opportunities to work in the formal sector of the economy. On the streets of Los Angeles, California, the children help their parents prepare and sell ethnic food from México and Central America, such as pozole, pupusas, tamales, champurrado, tacos, and tejuino. Shedding light on the experiences of children in this occupation highlights the complexities and nuances of family relations when children become economic co-contributors. This book captures a preindustrial form of family work life in a postindustrial urban setting where a new form of childhood emerges. Child street vendors experience a childhood period and family work relations that lies in the intersection of two polar views of childhood, which embodies a mutually protective and supportive aspect of the economic relationship between parent and child. This book is primarily based on the point of view of street vending children, and it is complemented with parent interviews and rich ethnographic fieldwork that humanizes their experience.

scholarly journals Clinico-epidemiological and Socio-demographic Profile of HIV/AIDS Patients Diagnosed at a Tertiary Care Centre in Kashmir

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Yousuf Ul Bashir ◽  
Anjum Farhana ◽  
Junaid Ahmed ◽  
Sheikh Mohammad Saleem ◽  
Huda Shafi
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Opportunistic Infections ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Aids Patients ◽  
Demographic Profile ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Hiv 1 ◽  
Hiv Aids

Objectives: To study the Clinico-epidemiological and Socio-demographic profile of HIV/AIDS patients diagnosed at HIV clinic of Government Medical College and associated hospitals, Srinagar.  Methods: A total of 50220 individuals visited the said clinic and were enrolled for the study. The Screening was done using different Elisa's as advised by NACO and those confirmed as HIV positive were studied for their clinical spectrum and different demographic parameters. Results: Out of a total of 50220 patients tested for HIV 1 and/or HIV 2 infection, 173 were detected seropositive for HIV 1. The mean age of presentation of the participants was 30.04 ± 7.1 years. Among the seropositive patients, 138 (79.7%) were married, 70(40.4%) were security personnel’s, 123 (71.09%) were from non-local population and 150 (86.7%) belonged to rural areas. The commonest mode of transmission was heterosexual route 126 (72.8%). Majority of the participants 91(52.6%) who were detected positive for HIV/AIDS were having CD4 count at presentation between 150-250/µl. The commonest symptoms among HIV/AIDS seropositive patients was fever. Furthermore, sero-positive patients also had secondary opportunistic infections among which pulmonary tuberculosis was most common. Conclusion: The clinical and demographic profile of HIV/AIDS patients in Kashmir is largely similar to the rest of India. Kashmir no longer stands immune to the menace of HIV/AIDS. With increasing globalization, frequent travel and change in social values the state is likely to witness an alarming rise in new cases unless a multipronged approach is undertaken to control the spread.

Three hundred years of House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) persecution in Germany

2007 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 307-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. SEITZ
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
House Sparrow ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Passer Domesticus ◽  
Second World War ◽  
Population Increase ◽  
World War ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas ◽  
Second World

Modernization of agriculture, economic development and population increase after the end of the Thirty Years' War caused authorities in many parts of Germany to decree the eradication of so-called pest animals, including the House Sparrow. Farmers were given targets, and had to deliver the heads of sparrows in proportion to the size of their farms or pay fines. At the end of the eighteenth century German ornithologists argued against the eradication of the sparrows. During the mid-nineteenth century, C. L. Gloger, the pioneer of bird protection in Germany, emphasized the value of the House Sparrow in controlling insect plagues. Many decrees were abolished because either they had not been obeyed, or had resulted in people protecting sparrows so that they always had enough for their “deliveries”. Surprisingly, various ornithologists, including Ernst Hartert and the most famous German bird conservationist Freiherr Berlepsch, joined in the war against sparrows at the beginning of the twentieth century, because sparrows were regarded as competitors of more useful bird species. After the Second World War, sparrows were poisoned in large numbers. Persecution of sparrows ended in Germany in the 1970s. The long period of persecution had a significant but not long-lasting impact on House Sparrow populations, and therefore cannot be regarded as a factor in the recent decline of this species in urban and rural areas of western and central Europe.

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