Knowledge and attitude of farmers towards Zero – Tillage Technology in Haryana

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (03) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anil Kumar ◽  
Ashok Kumar Godara
Keyword(s):  
Economic Status ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Zero Tillage ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
North East ◽  
Fertilizer Adoption ◽  
Land Holdings ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Technology Users ◽  
High Level

A study was conducted in two districts i.e. Fatehabad from South-West zone and Karnal from North- East Zone of Haryana state .A list of all the villages (Zero tillage technology users) in each selected village was prepared. Twenty farmers (having small, medium and large size of land holdings) were selected by using random sampling techniques from each village. Therefore, the sample constituted for the proposed study was one hundred and forty farmers/respondents to collect the information for the purposively study. To measure the knowledge and adoption level of ZTT users, they were asked to reply different questions on recommended aspects/practices of ZTT users. The correct answers were awarded a score and incorrect reply was given zero score. The scores obtained under various aspects/practices were summed up with both respondent wise and as well as component wise. The computing low, medium and high knowledge level on the basis of socio economic status. The study revealed that Mean knowledge score of the respondents was 62.75%. High socio-economic status farmers were found to have high level of knowledge in all practices i.e. pre sowing (72.26%), after sowing knowledge (74.66%) and fertilizer knowledge (74.16%) medium and low socio-economic status farmers had found poor or medium knowledge about ZTT. Pooled farmers (57.85%) had favoural attitude towards ZTT. High socio-economic status farmers (63.63%) had better attitude under favourable conditions than medium (32.09%) and low (24.32%) farmers. The SES farmers, having pre sowing adoption (66.80%) and fertilizer adoption (55.50%), after sowing adoption (50.66%) the medium and low SES. Farmers. High SES farmers than (63.63%) had better attitude under favourable condition than medium (32.09%) and low (24.32%) farmers.

scholarly journals Are good knowledge and positive attitudes regarding the cigarettes and other tobacco products act prevalent among rural Indian adults?

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 289
Author(s):  
Pracheth R. ◽  
Varun N. ◽  
Ravindra Y. M. ◽  
Preethi S. ◽  
Tasmiya K. ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Tobacco Products ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Study Participants

Background: Cigarettes and other tobacco products (COTPA) Act is a legislation passed to curb tobacco use in India by imposing restrictions on tobacco products. This study appraised knowledge and attitudes regarding COTPA Act among adults in a rural area and elicited socio-demographic predictors of knowledge and attitudes regarding COTPA Act among study participants.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from September to December 2014 on adults (aged ≥18 years) in a rural area of Coastal Karnataka. A pre-designed, pre-tested proforma was used to collect information from study participants regarding their knowledge and attitudes about COTPA Act. Knowledge and attitude scores were computed. A score of ≥4 was good knowledge and ≥3 was regarded as positive attitudes.Results: Nearly 49.14% had good knowledge, while 51.29% displayed positive attitudes. Those belonging to upper and upper middle socio-economic class (Class I+Class II) had higher odds for good knowledge (AOR=2.09, 95% CI=0.82-5.92), when compared to their counterparts belonging to other socio-economic classes. Age ≥60 years (AOR=3.80, 95% CI= 0.30-9.98), education beyond primary school (AOR=2.88, 95% CI=1.24-6.19), upper and upper middle class socio-economic status (AOR=3.68, 95% CI=1.34-7.02) were the key predictor variables for positive attitudes.Conclusions:Nearly half the study participants had good knowledge and positive attitudes towards COTPA Act. High socio-economic status could predict good knowledge, while age ≥60 years, education beyond primary school and a high socio-economic status were the key variables predicting positive attitudes. Educational campaigns can help improve knowledge. Assessment of knowledge and attitude is imperative prior to implementation of policies to ensure effectiveness. 

Relationship of Socio Economic Status, Income, and Education with the Survival Rate of Breast Cancer: A Meta-Analysis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Majid TAHERI ◽  
Mohammad TAVAKOL ◽  
Mohammad Esmaeil AKBARI ◽  
Amir ALMASI-HASHIANI ◽  
Mahmoud ABBASI
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Survival ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Social Determinant ◽  
Breast Cancer Survival ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Academic Level ◽  
High Level

Background: Despite our awareness of the significant effect of Social Determinant of Health (SDoH) such as Socio Economic Status (SES), income and education on breast cancer survival, there was a serious lack of information about the effect of different level of these factors on breast cancer survival. So far, no meta-analysis has been conducted with this aim, but this gap was addressed by this meta-analysis. Methods: Main electronic databases such as PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus were investigated up to January 2019. Epidemiological studies focusing on the association between SDoH and breast cancer were singled out. Q-test and I2 statistic were used to study the heterogeneity across studies. Begg's and Egger's tests were applied to explore the likelihood of the publication bias. The results were reported as hazard ratio (HR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) through a random-effects model. Results: We identified 7,653 references and included 25 studies involving 1,497,881 participants. The HR estimate of breast cancer survival was 0.82 (0.67, 0.98) among high level of SES, 0.82 (0.70, 0.94) among high level of income and 0.72 (0.66, 0.78) among academic level of education. Conclusion: The SES, income, and education were associated with breast cancer survival, although the association was not very strong. However, there was a significant association between the levels of these factors and breast cancer survival.

Socio-economic status, family disruption and residential stability in childhood: relation to onset, recurrence and remission of major depression

2003 ◽  
Vol 33 (8) ◽  
pp. 1341-1355 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. E. GILMAN ◽  
I. KAWACHI ◽  
G. M. FITZMAURICE ◽  
S. L. BUKA
Keyword(s):  
Rhode Island ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Age At Onset ◽  
Childhood Adversity ◽  
Residential Instability ◽  
Family Disruption ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
High Level ◽  
Depressive Episodes

Background. Childhood adversity significantly increases the risk of depression, but it is unclear whether this risk is most pronounced for depression occurring early in life. In the present study, we examine whether three aspects of childhood adversity – low socio-economic status (SES), family disruption, and residential instability – are related to increased risk of depression during specific stages of the life course. We also examine whether these aspects of childhood adversity are related to the severity of depression.Method. A sample of 1089 of the 4140 births enrolled in the Providence, Rhode Island cohort of the National Collaborative Perinatal Project was interviewed between the ages of 18 and 39. Measures of parental SES, childhood family disruption and residential instability were obtained upon mother's enrolment and at age 7. Age at onset of major depressive episode, lifetime number of depressive episodes, and age at last episode were ascertained via structured diagnostic interviews. Survival analysis was used to identify risk factors for depression onset and remission and Poisson regression was used to model the recurrence rate of depressive episodes.Results. Low parental SES, family disruption and a high level of residential instability, defined as three or more family moves, were related to elevated lifetime risks of depression; the effects of family disruption and residential instability were most pronounced on depression onset by age 14. Childhood adversity was also related to increased risk of recurrence and reduced likelihood of remission.Conclusions. Childhood social disadvantage significantly influences risk of depression onset both in childhood and in adulthood. Early childhood adversity is also related to poor prognosis.

scholarly journals To Study the Socio-Economic Status of Small and Marginal Farmers with Special Reference to Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe Farmers of Kamrup District of Assam

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 147-162
Author(s):  
Deeptangshu Sarma ◽  
Jahanara Jahanara
Keyword(s):  
Special Reference ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Annual Income ◽  
Schedule Caste ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
Food And Nutritional Security ◽  
High Level ◽  
Mass Media Exposure ◽  
Schedule Tribe

SES (socio-economic status) is a measurement of an entity's economic and social position in comparison to others in society. It has an impact on resource accessibility, livelihood patterns, food and nutritional security, and so on. Knowledge, attitude, perception, adoption, change-proneness, level of aspiration, economic motivation and other psychological and behavioural components of a sample are frequently predicted. The present study tried to investigate about the socio economic status of the marginal and small farmers with special reference to Schedule caste and schedule tribe farmers in Kamrup district of Assam. Descriptive research design has been used . Data of 120 respondents were collected with the help of pre-structured questionnaire and personal interview. The study was conducted in 5 villages in Kamrup district of Assam in the year 2021.Thirteen variables were selected viz. category Gender, age, caste, education, annual income, occupation, social participation, types of house, land holding , Mass media exposure, farm power, material possessed, Extension contact were taken into account. Equal numbers of respondents were taken from SC and ST. 64.2% of the respondents were male. Majority of them were under 30 years old. Majority of the percentage had primary level of education, along with medium annual income. The overall SES category was medium level with 48.3% and low level 32.5% of SES category, 19.2% high level.

scholarly journals The Association between Nutritional Knowledge, Socio-Economic Status of Caregivers and Stunting of Children under 5 Years in Kwale County of Kenya: A Baseline Survey

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Violet Wanjihia ◽  
Violet Wanjihia ◽  
Chepkirui F ◽  
Hitachi M ◽  
Muniu E ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Complementary Feeding ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Baseline Survey ◽  
Food Groups ◽  
Nutritional Knowledge ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Nutritional Status Of Children ◽  
Children Under 5

Background: In Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC), including Kenya, undernutrition has been the most significant contributor to child morbidity and mortality. Knowledge and practices of mothers/caregivers have been identified as a key sustainable factor for consideration in determining the nutritional status of children. The study aim was to determine how caregiver knowledge and socio-economic status will impact on nutritional status of children under 5 years. Methods: This study was conducted in Kwale County, Kenya, to assess baseline maternal and child parameters. Seven hundred pairs; children and their primary caregivers were sampled at baseline. Results: A total of 681 households comprised of caregiver and index child pair participated in the survey from the sampled 700. Knowledge scores of food functions, breastfeeding and complementary feeding were combined to assess caregivers’ nutritional knowledge with a maximum score of 24. The median score was 11 (IQR: 9-12) and ranged from 0 to 24. Those with scores of 12 and above (50% plus) were 230 (33.2%). Stunting was 29.8% and the level of under-weight was 16.4%. No significant association was found between nutritional knowledge of the caregivers and nutritional indicators of children under 5 years, but there were significant differences (P= 0.002) in the Knowledge score of caregivers between the five wealth quintiles. Conclusion: Most of the caregivers did not have any nutritional knowledge which was assessed as knowledge of food groups and sources and functions of different foods as well as knowledge in breastfeeding and complementary feeding.

scholarly journals Empowering family with empowering women in empowering assam

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (S1) ◽  
pp. 1554-1568
Author(s):  
Ranjeeta Phukan
Keyword(s):  
Impact Factor ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Income Poverty ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
North East ◽  
Different Types

  Women status and women empowerment these two words very interconnected to each other. Women empowerment can determine by in terms of socio- economic status which influence by an indicators like income, poverty, education, skill, employment opportunities and better health etc. In India, Assam is one of the better positions for women other than North-East state. Because of government always taking initiative and also implementing different types of schemes especially for women. In this paper presenting about the Orunodoi Scheme and their impact factor with implementation for family, women and Assam which is first introduced in October 2020 and but process starting from December 2020. So, only ten-month study highlights with the five objectives by the name of “Empowering family with empowering women in Empowering Assam”.

scholarly journals How differing methods of ascribing ethnicity and socio-economic status affect risk estimates for hospitalisation with infectious disease

2018 ◽  
Vol 147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark R. Hobbs ◽  
Polly Atatoa Carr ◽  
Jacinta Fa'alili-Fidow ◽  
Avinesh Pillai ◽  
Susan M. B. Morton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Ecological Fallacy ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Total Response ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Economically Deprived ◽  
High Level ◽  
Mixed Ethnicity

AbstractSignificant ethnic and socio-economic disparities exist in infectious diseases (IDs) rates in New Zealand, so accurate measures of these characteristics are required. This study compared methods of ascribing ethnicity and socio-economic status. Children in the Growing Up in New Zealand longitudinal cohort were ascribed to self-prioritised, total response and single-combined ethnic groups. Socio-economic status was measured using household income, and both census-derived and survey-derived deprivation indices. Rates of ID hospitalisation were compared using linked administrative data. Self-prioritised ethnicity was simplest to use. Total response accounted for mixed ethnicity and allowed overlap between groups. Single-combined ethnicity required aggregation of small groups to maintain power but offered greater detail. Regardless of the method used, Māori and Pacific children, and children in the most socio-economically deprived households had a greater risk of ID hospitalisation. Risk differences between self-prioritised and total response methods were not significant for Māori and Pacific children but single-combined ethnicity revealed a diversity of risk within these groups. Household income was affected by non-random missing data. The census-derived deprivation index offered a high level of completeness with some risk of multicollinearity and concerns regarding the ecological fallacy. The survey-derived index required extra questions but was acceptable to participants and provided individualised data. Based on these results, the use of single-combined ethnicity and an individualised survey-derived index of deprivation are recommended where sample size and data structure allow it.

Status of Nili Ravi buffaloes in India

2005 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
pp. 75-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.K. Vij ◽  
M.S. Tantia
Keyword(s):  
Milk Yield ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Lactation Period ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Land Holdings ◽  
Daily Milk Yield ◽  
Demographic Distribution ◽  
Natural Service ◽  
Daily Milk

SummaryNili Ravi buffaloes are native to the Ferozepur, Amritsar and Gurdaspur districts of Punjab. A systematic survey was conducted in this area to study the socio-economic status of the farmers, and the demographic distribution and breed characteristics of Nili Ravi buffaloes. The majority of the farmers surveyed (84%) kept buffaloes. About 34 % of buffalo farmers were landless. Average land holdings were 1.50 hectares. Animals were provided with separate houses. The buffaloes were tied most of the time and fed chaffed fodder. Natural service was mainly practiced for the breeding of animals. Very few buffaloes had typical Nili Ravi characters (all extremities white). Most of the Nili Ravi type buffaloes now available have white markings on the forehead and hind legs only, and some have wall eyes i.e. eyes with a whitish iris. Average daily milk yield was 6.67 kg in a lactation period of 8–9 months. Nili Ravi type buffaloes constituted only 10.8 %, 8.7 % and 14 % of total buffaloes surveyed in Ferozepur, Amritsar and Gurdaspur districts, respectively. The estimated population of these buffaloes was about 0.2 million. The population of Nili Ravi is declining because of the non-availability of typical Nili Ravi bulls and non-marketability of Nili Ravi type (2–3 white extremities) animals.

scholarly journals PENGARUH STRATEGI PENYULUHANDAN TINGKAT STATUS SOSIAL EKONOMITERHADAP PENGETAHUAN NELAYANTENTANG KOSERVASI PESISIR PANTAI (Sebuah Eksperimen di Kecamatan Telukbetung Barat, Kota Bandar Lampung)

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-54
Author(s):  
Eddy Sutrisno
Keyword(s):  
Social Economic ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Classical Education ◽  
Coastal Conservation ◽  
Social Economic Status ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Lecture Method ◽  
Grouping Strategy ◽  
Classical Extension ◽  
High Level

This study aims to determine the effect of counseling strategies and levels of socio economic status of knowledge about the conservation of coastal fishermen. The method used in this study is an experiment with 2 x 2 factorial design. The study population was fishing in the District of West Telukbetung, Bandar Lampung numbered 32 people. Data analysis technique used is the Two-Way Analysis of Variance followed by Tukkey test. The findings of this study include: 1) Knowledge of the conservation of coastal areas that follow the strategy of grouping extension is higher than that following the classical extension strategy.; 2) For the fisherman with high level of social economic status with knowledge about coastal conservation among groups of fishermen who follow counseling strategies and follow the strategy of grouping classical education. Where the higher is the group of fishermen that high social economic status following the strategy of grouping extension; 3) For the fisherman with a low level of socio-economic status with knowledge about coastal conservation among groups of fishermen who follow the strategy of grouping extension and follow the classical extension strategy. Where the higher is the group of fishermen that low social economic status following the strategy of classical education, and 4) There is interaction effect between education strategy and the level of socio economic status of knowledge on coastal conservation. Based on these findings we can conclude that there is no extension strategies are most effective, depending on background characteristic fishermen and their socio economic status. Therefore, if the selected grouping strategy is appropriate only to fishermen who have a high socioeconomic status, education classical conversely, if the strategy is dominated by the lecture method is chosen, then it is just right for the fishermen who have low socioe conomic status.

Transportation connectivity strategies and regional tourism economy - empirical analysis of 153 cities in China

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Chen ◽  
Mingwei Li ◽  
Chen Xie
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
City Size ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Regional Tourism ◽  
Resource Endowment ◽  
High Level ◽  
Tourism Economy ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose A transportation connectivity strategy is a crucial part of an adaptive, congruent and sustainable tourism transportation system and is of concern to countries focusing on growing their tourism economy. This study aims to gain a better understanding of the relationship between transportation connectivity and the tourism economy through a configuration analysis. Design/methodology/approach This study uses fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis on a sample of 153 cities in China to provide an understanding of the impacts of transportation connectivity strategies, with the co-effecting factors of socio-economic status, tourism resource endowment and hospitality capacity, on the development of regional tourism economies. Findings There are multiple paths that lead to regional tourism economic development (a high level of tourist arrivals or a high level of tourism revenue). High-speed rail can play a supportive role, while air travel or traditional rail remains central to the tourism economy. Socio-economic status (i.e. city size and city gross domestic product) and hospitality capacity are identified as crucial influencers for the development of the tourism economy. Research limitations/implications This study confirms the validity of deploying configuration analysis (based on the equifinality theory) to establish the relationship between transportation and the tourism economy. The finding of more than one configuration led to a new consensus on how multiple factors influence the tourism economy. Practical implications Suggestions on transportation connectivity strategies for different regions are provided. Originality/value This study demonstrates the need to place greater emphasis on configurations that lead to tourism economy development instead of the effect of a single transportation mode.

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