scholarly journals Impact of cyclone Amphan on the water, sanitation, hygiene, and health (WASH2) facilities of coastal Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 304-313
Author(s):  
Nazifa Rafa ◽  
Abu Jubayer ◽  
Sayed Mohammad Nazim Uddin
Keyword(s):  
Water Treatment ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Skin Disease ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Developing Nations ◽  
Open Defecation ◽  
Coastal Bangladesh ◽  
Key Informant ◽  
Unsafe Water ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Abstract The vulnerability of the underfunded water, sanitation, hygiene, and health (WASH2) facilities, particularly in the developing nations, is exacerbated by natural disasters. This study assessed the impacts of Amphan on the WASH2 facilities of the affected coastal areas of Bangladesh via a structured questionnaire survey, key informant interviews, and direct observation. The study reported that Amphan destroyed WASH2 facilities, where only 20% of the respondents were receiving WASH2 services afterwards. Many respondents had to rely on unsafe water sources after the cyclone hit. While the respondents used different kinds of water treatment methods, three-quarters of the respondents reported issues related to odor, taste, color, and/or others. The majority had to practice open defecation due to damage done to sanitation facilities. Amphan has also resulted in an onslaught of several WASH2 diseases in the study area, primarily skin disease and diarrhea. The study has exhibited how intense natural disasters can completely render WASH2 facilities useless, causing the communities affected to switch to unsafe practices to meet their needs. The affected communities are in urgent need of adequate and sustainable WASH2 facilities.

scholarly journals Production and Commercialization of Timber in Angola after the Declaration of Independence

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Chiteculo ◽  
M. Hájek ◽  
P. Kubová
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Timber Production ◽  
Wood Production ◽  
Extraction Capacity ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Structured Questionnaire ◽  
Historical Production

Abstract The policy of production and commercialization of timber before and after the independence of Angola was assessed. Historical production of timber under control of Portuguese settlers before 1975 in comparison to the production of timber after this period was reviewed. We used a combination of published scientific studies and government reports to support the background of the paper and a structured questionnaire survey from which analyses were drawn using a logistic regression model. It was found out that timber production declined dramatically after Angola gained independence; the production of logs dropped from 555 000 m3 in 1973 to less than 115 400 m3. Out of the 100 mills that had existed in Angola before 1975 only twenty have been in operation today with annual wood production of less than 20% of extraction capacity. The knowledge concerning the historical production of timber before and after 1975 is not sufficient to provide suggestions for a management plan on what trees, where, and when are to be cut.

scholarly journals A study on the awareness and practice of medical education technologies among medical college teachers

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 330
Author(s):  
C. R. Saju ◽  
Jose Vincent ◽  
Vidhu M. Joshy
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Teaching Effectiveness ◽  
Developing Nations ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Medical Council ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Basic Course ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Background: Globally there is a move to reorient the medical education to suit the needs of the developing nations. Medical Council of India has made it is mandatory that all faculty need to attend Basic course in Medical Education Technologies (MET) to improve teaching effectiveness. In spite of their efforts in this regard many of the faculty is still unaware of this initiative and those who have already attended the course are not effectively practicing it. This study aimed at assessing level of awareness and practice of medical education technologies among the teaching faculty.Methods: Data was collected from the faculty by personal interviews using a validated semi-structured questionnaire and analysed using SPSS.Results: 219 faculty members participated in the study working in 26 departments. Mean age of faculty was 40.98 (SD: 12.36). 57.1% of them were males and 42.9% were females. The level of awareness among study participants about learning process related medical education technologies ranged from 57% (for psychomotor domain) to 74% (for setting up of educational objectives). The awareness and practice of ‘teaching process’ and assessment process related medical education technologies remained low. No statistically significant association was obtained between awareness and practice of SLO, Microteaching, and MiniCEX.Conclusions: Majority of teachers remain untrained in the medical education technologies at the time of the study. Of the non-clinical compared to the clinical stream of teachers, greater proportion of teachers in non-clinical section have been trained. The awareness and practice of ‘medical education technologies’ remain low among the study participants.

scholarly journals KEBANGKITAN LADANG BERPINDAH DI NAGARI SILAYANG KECAMATAN MAPATTUNGGUL SELATAN KABUPATEN PASAMAN PROVINSI SUMATERA BARAT

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Juli Yusran ◽  
Yonariza Yonariza ◽  
Elfindri Elfindri ◽  
Mahdi Mahdi
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Shifting Cultivation ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Forest Clearing ◽  
Key Informant ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Food Needs ◽  
Impact On Biodiversity

Infrastructure development and ProRLK (deforested Land Rehabilitation Project) a Government of Indonesia collaboration prpject with The German Technical Coorperation Agency (GTZ) in 1992, has shifted the pattern of shifting cultivation to rubber farming in Nagari Silayang. Households engaged in shifting cultivation for food needs, stopped this entrenched practice, and focused on rubber plantations for food needs and financial means. But in recent years, the practice of shifting cultivation has been rife in Nagari Silayang. This phenomenon refutes the theory of agricultural transformastion in many previous studies, which concluded that shifting agricultural patterns lead to patterns that increasingly leave shifting cultivation. The purpose of this study, is to find the factors that cause farm households in Nagari Silayang to return to shifting cultivation, and find ways or strategies to stop forest clearing for swidden land. The research method used is descriptive qualitative and quantitative. Data collection uses observation, key informant interviews and household surveys. the results showed that the revival of shifting cultivation in Nagari Silayang was caused by the decline in global rubber prices, maintaining food security, and efforts to increase household income. This will have an impact on biodiversity damage and even natural disasters, because old forests are converted to agricultural land. This leads to negative impacts on biodiversity and can result in natural disasters, as old forests are converted to agricultural land.

Emergency water treatment with ferrate(vi) in response to natural disasters

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 359-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junkui Cui ◽  
Lei Zheng ◽  
Yang Deng
Keyword(s):  
Water Treatment ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Past Century ◽  
The Past

The frequency and magnitude of natural disasters (e.g. hurricanes) have increased globally over the past century.

Do key performance indicators matter on public procurement rules 2008? An empirical study on local government engineering department, bangladesh

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 236-257
Author(s):  
Mahfuzar Rahman ◽  
Amrita Kumar Das ◽  
Zohurul Islam
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Key Performance Indicators ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Key Informant ◽  
Engineering Department ◽  
Senior Officers

This study focuses on the importance of transparency and accountability of Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)'s procurement performance based on 45 predetermined Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). The main objectives of this study are to find the extent of compliance of PPR 2008 by LGED and to identify gaps in compliance and scope of improvement for implementation. For this study, a questionnaire survey method collected data from different stakeholders related to procurement activities of LGED. Key informant interviews were also conducted with senior officers of LGED and IMED. The study result shows a clear adherence to the rules of PPR 2008 by LGED in operating its procurement functions except when paying interest for delayed payment. This study was confined to compliance issues covering 11 KPIs set by the Central Procurement Technical Unit (CPTU).

scholarly journals Electronic Toll Collection System in Bangladesh: Challenges and Prospects

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fahmida Hoque Khan
Keyword(s):  
Radio Frequency ◽  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Electronic Toll Collection ◽  
Key Informant ◽  
Frequency Identification ◽  
Toll Collection ◽  
Toll Plaza ◽  
Key Informant Interview

Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) system using radio frequency identification (RFID) is a digital technology that allows vehicles to pass through the toll plaza without stopping for toll payment. The most notable advantage of this technology is that it eliminates congestion near the toll booths. Toll operators could also be benefitted from the implementation of ETC. In this study, problems and prospects of introducing ETC in Bangladesh have been assessed with the help of the Questionnaire Survey and Key Informant Interview. A total of nine samples were surveyed. It was revealed from the study that there are both problems and prospects of introducing ETC in Bangladesh. Seventy percent of respondents know about the launching of ETC in Bangladesh. The respondents stalwartly perceive that ETC would help ease traffic jams created by long queues in the manual payment of toll. There are many challenges in introducing ETC in Bangladesh. As this is a new technology, it would take time to overcome the difficulties. Efforts from all corners can move the ETC forward and make excellent use of the modern and digital technology in the payment of toll in line with the viewpoint of Digital Bangladesh. Keywords: Electronic toll collection (ETC), radio frequency identification (RFID), toll plaza, questionnaire survey, key informant interview

scholarly journals Study to assess knowledge, perception and practices regarding Swachh Bharat Abhiyan among rural people of Nalgonda district in Telangana state

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (8) ◽  
pp. 3399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kishore Yadav J. ◽  
Navya K. Naidu ◽  
Sreeharshika D. ◽  
Harikrishna B. ◽  
Malhotra V.
Keyword(s):  
Solid Waste ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Hand Washing ◽  
Open Defecation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Rural People ◽  
The People ◽  
Basic Objective ◽  
Source Of Information ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Background: Swachh Bharat Mission was launched by our Hon. Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi on October 2, 2014 with Mahatma Gandhi as the inspiration, to create a clean India of his dream by 2019, on his 150th birth anniversary. The basic objective is to create sanitation facilities for all and eliminate completely the unhealthy practice of open defecation. This study is conducted to assess knowledge, perception and practices regarding Swachh Bharat Abhiyan among rural people.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 328 subjects of rural area with a pre-tested, semi structured questionnaire in order to assess their knowledge, perception and practices regarding Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Data collected was analysed using SPSS software.Results: In our study, it was found that 62.2% have heard about SBA and 82.84% of them have identified both the objectives of SBA. 81.8% of the literates felt that people must actively participate in SBA and this was statistically significant. 26.52% were defecating in the open field, 69.81% were using soap and water for hand washing after defecation and 34.75% of the subjects were disposing solid waste in community bins.Conclusions: Though most of the people were having positive perception only 25.98% have participated in SBA activities and main source of information was found to be television and newspaper. The proportion of people disposing solid waste in community bins and using soap and water for hand washing was significantly higher among people who were aware about SBA.

scholarly journals Determinants of Open Defecation in the Wa Municipality of Ghana: Empirical Findings Highlighting Sociocultural and Economic Dynamics among Households

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Issaka Kanton Osumanu ◽  
Enoch Akwasi Kosoe ◽  
Frank Ategeeng
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Logit ◽  
Open Defecation ◽  
Toilet Facility ◽  
Key Informant ◽  
Credit Financing ◽  
Traditional Norms ◽  
Wa Municipality ◽  
Public Toilets ◽  
Method Approach ◽  
At Home

This study examined sociocultural and economic factors determining open defecation in the Wa Municipality, Ghana. The study employed a mixed method approach involving questionnaire administration to 367 households systematically selected from 21 communities, observation, and eight key informant interviews. The mixed logit model was used to determine the factors that significantly influence open defecation. The findings revealed that 49.8% of households had no form of toilet facility at home and were either using communal/public toilets or practicing open defecation. Several sociocultural and economic reasons account for this. But for these households, having a toilet facility at home does not seem to be a priority. Six factors (education, household size, occupation, income, traditional norms, and beliefs and ownership of a toilet facility) were positively significant in determining open defecation. Fundamental to many of the significant factors is households’ capacity to finance construction of home toilets. In addition to finding new and innovative approaches to public education, the principle of credit financing, that incorporates community-led initiatives, may be considered in assisting households to construct home toilets.

scholarly journals Ethno-medicinal Uses of Animals and Plants among the Migratory Tangbetons of Pokhara, Nepal

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ranju Paudyal ◽  
N.B. Singh
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Animal Species ◽  
Medicinal Uses ◽  
Medicinal Animal ◽  
Key Informant ◽  
Medicinal Animals ◽  
Key Informant Interview

This paper attempts to study various uses of medicinal animals and plants among the migratory Tangbetons of Nepal who were migrated to Pokhara Sub-Metro Politian City from Tangbe Village in Mustang district. Direct observation, questionnaire survey and key informant interview were conducted during the study period. Information about the medicinal plants and animals were given mainly by the Amchi and their information was taken from the elder persons. Finally, this paper recorded 17 medicinal animal species and 60 widely used medicinal plant species for the treatment of various diseases.Journal of Institute of Science and Technology, 2014, 19(1): 145-149

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