Socio- psychological and Economic Constraints Faced by Women Beneficiaries Registered in Janani Suraksha Yojana in  Samastipur District of Bihar, India

Subject. The article focuses on the decision-making mechanism used by economic agents given the existing social constraints. Objectives. We devise applied toolkit to study how socio-economic constraints transform the decision-making mechanism used by economic agents. Methods. The study involves means of the expert survey, the method that streamlines economic knowledge. Results. Social constraints are illustrated to influence the decision-making mechanism used by economic agents, assuming that the individual mind relies on specific mechanisms to make judgments and decisions. Generally, the mechanisms are very useful, however they may generate serious errors during the decision-making process. Given the social constraints, economic agents were found to follow four mental models to make their decisions in case of the full or partial uncertainty, i.e. the representative relevance, accessibility, relations, heuristics (modeling). Conclusions and Relevance. The scientific ideas herein show that the inner architecture of a choice an individual makes determines his or her decisions. The decisions often depend on the contextual environment that gives external signals perceived by the individual while evaluating alternative ways. The findings can possibly be used as a mechanism to manage the consumer choice.

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Impact of COVID 19 Pandemic on Tuerculosis

International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences ◽

10.26452/ijrps.v11ispl1.3533 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (SPL1) ◽

pp. 1084-1088

Author(s):

Deepanshu Chawla ◽

Pankaj Wagh ◽

Saood Ali ◽

Ulhas Jadhav ◽

Babaji Ghewade

Keyword(s):

Hand Hygiene Compliance ◽

Adverse Outcome ◽

Central India ◽

Lung Compliance ◽

Significant Loss ◽

Tuberculosis Control ◽

Mortality And Morbidity ◽

Airborne Infection ◽

Hygiene Compliance ◽

Economic Constraints

Covid19 or SARS COV 2 is the most dreaded pandemic of the century, causing widespread mortality and morbidity. On the other hand, tuberculosis is an age-old disease killing billions around the globe every year. Both the diseases have caused a significant loss of human lives along with socio-economic constraints. While SARS Cov 2 is a very new disease, tuberculosis is known to humanity for thousands of years. Tuberculosis is an airborne infection while Covid spreads via droplet spread and through fomite as well. Tuberculosis and complications related to it may lead to increased mortality due to poor lung compliance. Moreover, Tuberculosis control programmed may get affected due to the ongoing pandemic. To decrease the adverse outcome of Covid19 on Tb strict measures like proper social distancing, hand hygiene, compliance to Anti Tubercular drugs, domiciliary Tb care and strengthening immune system may prove important. Measures like the use of masks, proper cough hygiene and repeated washing of hands may play a role in decreasing the spread of tuberculosis as well and might also play a role in the elimination of tuberculosis. The article also highlights the measures taken in a rural hospital in central India for the management of COVID 19 and Tuberculosis and the possible difficulties faced in the management of tuberculosis during the Covid pandemic.

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A scientific approach for the application of criteria for setting up multiannual programmes and zonal afforestation plans in the framework of the council regulation No. 2080/92

Silva Gandavensis ◽

10.21825/sg.v59i0.869 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 59 ◽

Author(s):

N. Lust

Keyword(s):

Social Aspects ◽

Multiple Use ◽

Forest Types ◽

Good Insight ◽

Planning Strategy ◽

Scientific Approach ◽

New Forest ◽

Council Regulation ◽

Economic Constraints ◽

Insight Into

A successful and justified multiannual afforestation programme requires a good insight into the objectives and awareness of the constraints of the new forests, a planning strategy and a thorough research on the missing aspects. Socio-economic constraints mainly relate to social aspects of the farmers involved, who must be assured of a viable income. Therefore the new forest types and silvicultural systems should produce a reasonable return, without neglecting however the global multiple use objective. Planning has to deal with specific goals, the area of new forests, the location and size, accompanying measures and a time scale.

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Association of socioeconomic status with medical assistance in dying: a case–control analysis

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043547 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (5) ◽

pp. e043547

Author(s):

Donald A Redelmeier ◽

Kelvin Ng ◽

Deva Thiruchelvam ◽

Eldar Shafir

Keyword(s):

Socioeconomic Status ◽

Palliative Care ◽

Low Socioeconomic Status ◽

Case Control ◽

Control Analysis ◽

Medical Assistance ◽

Low Socioeconomic ◽

Medical Assistance In Dying ◽

Income Status ◽

Economic Constraints

ObjectivesEconomic constraints are a common explanation of why patients with low socioeconomic status tend to experience less access to medical care. We tested whether the decreased care extends to medical assistance in dying in a healthcare system with no direct economic constraints.DesignPopulation-based case–control study of adults who died.SettingOntario, Canada, between 1 June 2016 and 1 June 2019.PatientsPatients receiving palliative care under universal insurance with no user fees.ExposurePatient’s socioeconomic status identified using standardised quintiles.Main outcome measureWhether the patient received medical assistance in dying.ResultsA total of 50 096 palliative care patients died, of whom 920 received medical assistance in dying (cases) and 49 176 did not receive medical assistance in dying (controls). Medical assistance in dying was less frequent for patients with low socioeconomic status (166 of 11 008=1.5%) than for patients with high socioeconomic status (227 of 9277=2.4%). This equalled a 39% decreased odds of receiving medical assistance in dying associated with low socioeconomic status (OR=0.61, 95% CI 0.50 to 0.75, p<0.001). The relative decrease was evident across diverse patient groups and after adjusting for age, sex, home location, malignancy diagnosis, healthcare utilisation and overall frailty. The findings also replicated in a subgroup analysis that matched patients on responsible physician, a sensitivity analysis based on a different socioeconomic measure of low-income status and a confirmation study using a randomised survey design.ConclusionsPatients with low socioeconomic status are less likely to receive medical assistance in dying under universal health insurance. An awareness of this imbalance may help in understanding patient decisions in less extreme clinical settings.

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Interventional nephrology and vascular access practice: A perspective from South and Southeast Asia

The Journal of Vascular Access ◽

10.1177/11297298211011375 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 112972982110113

Author(s):

Raja Ramachandran ◽

Vinant Bhargava ◽

Sanjiv Jasuja ◽

Maurizio Gallieni ◽

Vivekanand Jha ◽

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Keyword(s):

Southeast Asia ◽

Vascular Access ◽

Central Catheter ◽

Middle Income ◽

Middle Income Countries ◽

South And Southeast Asia ◽

Group 2 ◽

Venous Fistula ◽

Economic Constraints ◽

Group 1

South and Southeast Asia is the most populated, heterogeneous part of the world. The Association of Vascular Access and InTerventionAl Renal physicians (AVATAR Foundation), India, gathered trends on epidemiology and Interventional Nephrology (IN) for this region. The countries were divided as upper-middle- and higher-income countries as Group-1 and lower and lower-middle-income countries as Group-2. Forty-three percent and 70% patients in the Group 1 and 2 countries had unplanned hemodialysis (HD) initiation. Among the incident HD patients, the dominant Vascular Access (VA) was non-tunneled central catheter (non-TCC) in 70% of Group 2 and tunneled central catheter (TCC) in 32.5% in Group 1 countries. Arterio-Venous Fistula (AVF) in the incident HD patients was observed in 24.5% and 35% of patients in Group-2 and Group-1, respectively. Eight percent and 68.7% of the prevalent HD patients in Group-2 and Group-1 received HD through an AVF respectively. Nephrologists performing any IN procedure were 90% and 60% in Group-2 and Group 1, respectively. The common procedures performed by nephrologists include renal biopsy (93.3%), peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter insertion (80%), TCC (66.7%) and non-TCC (100%). Constraints for IN include lack of time (73.3%), lack of back-up (40%), lack of training (73.3%), economic issues (33.3%), medico-legal problems (46.6%), no incentive (20%), other interests (46.6%) and institution not supportive (26%). Routine VA surveillance is performed in 12.5% and 83.3% of Group-2 and Group-1, respectively. To conclude, non-TCC and TCC are the most common vascular access in incident HD patients in Group-2 and Group-1, respectively. Lack of training, back-up support and economic constraints were main constraints for IN growth in Group-2 countries.

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Estimating Environmental Contamination and Element Deposition at an Urban Area of Central Italy

Urban Science ◽

10.3390/urbansci3030076 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 76 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Stefano Loppi ◽

Adelmo Corsini ◽

Luca Paoli

Keyword(s):

Urban Area ◽

Environmental Contamination ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Central Italy ◽

Protective Role ◽

Evernia Prunastri ◽

Physico Chemical ◽

Living Organisms ◽

Study Sites ◽

Economic Constraints

Air quality monitoring in many urban areas is based on sophisticated and costly equipment to check for the respect of environmental quality standards, but capillary monitoring is often not feasible due to economic constraints. In such cases, the use of living organisms may be very useful to complement the sparse data obtained by physico-chemical measurements. In this study, the bioaccumulation of selected trace elements (Al, As, Cd, Ce, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb, S, Sb, Zn) in lichen samples (Evernia prunastri) transplanted for three months at an urban area of Central Italy was investigated to assess the main environmental contaminants, their sources, and the fluxes of element depositions. The results pinpointed Cu and Sb as the main contaminants and suggested a common origin for these two elements from non-exhaust sources of vehicular traffic, such as brake abrasion. Most study sites were, however, found to be subjected to low or moderate environmental contamination, and the lowest contamination corresponded to the main green areas, confirming the important protective role of urban forests against air pollution. Ranges of estimated mean annual element deposition rates in the study area were similar or lower than those reported for other urban areas.

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‘I can’t leave everything in the hands of my husband’: Economic constraints and gender roles in care-seeking in post-Ebola Guinea

Global Public Health ◽

10.1080/17441692.2021.1953107 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-16

Author(s):

Zoé Mistrale Hendrickson ◽

Natalie Tibbels ◽

Sidibé Sidikiba ◽

Hannah Mills ◽

Claudia Vondrasek ◽

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Keyword(s):

Gender Roles ◽

Care Seeking ◽

And Gender ◽

Economic Constraints

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Testing Psychology of Working Theory Among Spanish-Speaking Latinx Workers in the U.S.

Journal of Career Assessment ◽

10.1177/1069072720976620 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 29 (3) ◽

pp. 379-395

Author(s):

Kelsey L. Autin ◽

Andrew J. Shelton ◽

Willy Anthony Diaz Tapia ◽

Roberto G. Garcia ◽

Germán A. Cadenas

Keyword(s):

Structural Model ◽

Empirical Support ◽

Cultural Responsiveness ◽

Decent Work ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Work Volition ◽

Economic Constraints ◽

Psychology Of Working ◽

The U.S

Psychology of Working Theory (PWT) has recently gained empirical support; however, its assumptions have yet to be tested for cultural responsiveness in Latinx communities, one of the fastest-growing worker populations in the U.S. The current study had two major aims: (a) to translate and validate instruments measuring PWT constructs from English into Spanish, and (b) to test theorized PWT predictors of decent work in a sample of Latinx workers ( N = 287). First, we translated and validated instruments measuring economic constraints, lifetime marginalization, work volition, and decent work using confirmatory factor analyses (CFA). We then tested a structural model predicting decent work. Results partially supported PWT hypotheses, suggesting its utility and cultural responsiveness in studying the work patterns and conditions in Latinx communities. Practical implications are discussed.

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Do economic constraints encourage the selection of energy dense diets?

Appetite ◽

10.1016/s0195-6663(03)00113-2 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 41 (3) ◽

pp. 315-322 ◽

Cited By ~ 108

Author(s):

Nicole Darmon ◽

Elaine Ferguson ◽

André Briend

Keyword(s):

Economic Constraints ◽

Selection Of

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What Are the Effects of Educational Mobility on Political Interest and Participation in the Indian Electorate?

Asian Survey ◽

10.1525/as.2012.52.2.423 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 52 (2) ◽

pp. 423-439

Author(s):

Reetika Syal

Keyword(s):

Statistical Analysis ◽

Political Participation ◽

Demographic Factors ◽

National Election ◽

Political Interest ◽

Educational Mobility ◽

Access To Resources ◽

Education Levels ◽

Economic Constraints ◽

Election Studies

Abstract This article finds, through statistical analysis of the National Election Studies (2004) data, that an increase in intergenerational education levels can positively influence an individual's political interest and political participation. Participatory trends in India are influenced by demographic factors such as caste, class, gender, income, and locality. However, this study finds that education can have a liberating effect from these various socio-economic constraints. It can provide greater access to resources and information, thus helping to increase active political participation.

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