scholarly journals Implementation of smoke-free law in Denpasar Bali: Between compliance and social norms of smoking

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ketut Suarjana ◽  
Putu Ayu Swandewi Astuti ◽  
I Wayan Gede Artawan Eka Putra ◽  
Made Kerta Duana ◽  
Ketut Hari Mulyawan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Norms ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Local Policy ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Public Places ◽  
The Social ◽  
The University ◽  
Qualitative Exploration ◽  
Design And Methods

Background: Since 2013, City of Denpasar government has adopted a smoke-free law. Implementation of the law faces several obstacles, partly due to the high social acceptability of smoking in the city, where cigarette and smoking has been deeply engrained within social life and become part of hospitality. This study aims to assess the smoke-free law compliance and to explore the social norms that may affect the compliance. Design and Methods: The study was a mix of cross-sectional compliance survey and qualitative exploration conducted in Denpasar in 2019. Survey included 538 samples, which were selected using stratified random sampling and a walking protocol. The qualitative data was collected through in-depth interviews and Focus Group Discussion (FGD) in four sub-districts of Denpasar.Results: Of the 538 venues, 32.9% complied with the seven compliance indicators. The university has the highest compliance (83.3%), while public places including worship places have a low compliance. The three most common violations were the absence of no-smoking signage (58.6%), provision of ashtray (17.5%), and smell of tobacco smoke (15.8%). The poor compliance was related to the lack of awareness of the regulation, and the fact that smoking is highly acceptable and part of the culture. The informants highlighted the essential role of public figures and potency of local policy as social disapproval of smoking.Conclusions: Compliance to the smoke-free law in Denpasar remains low, continuous education, socialization and improved supervision are crucial. Meanwhile, social and cultural acceptance of smoking is considered as an essential factor that hampers the implementation of the smoke free law.

scholarly journals Town-Gown Relationships: Perceptions and Expectations about Bartın University Town-Gown Relationships

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-24
Author(s):  
Fatma Ünal
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Human Power ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Contributions ◽  
University Town ◽  
Perceptions And Expectations ◽  
The University ◽  
The City

Universities have missions to conduct scientific research, produce information and technology, fulfill the function of qualified human power needed by the societies at the universal level, as well as lead the transformation of the region and the city regarding social, cultural and economic perspective. The growth and development of universities and effective fulfillment of their functions are associated with the people’s perception about universities’ economic and social contributions to society along with getting approval and support from them. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to examine the perceptions, evaluations and expectations of Bartın people towards Bartın University, which celebrated the 11th anniversary of the foundation in 2019. In the study, which used a mixed research method, 255 people were reached by using the criterion sampling method and the data were collected by demographic information form, scale and interview form. Findings revealed that Bartın people had little participation in the activities organized by the university and were not aware of these activities sufficiently. Findings also showed that socio-cultural activities organized by the university had enriched the social life, the development of the university had increased the possibilities of transportation both in the city and intercity and the increase in the number of the students positively affected the tradespeople. Additionally, it was concluded that the trainings and activities organized in the university contributed to the personal and professional development of the society. Moreover, the activities should be increased and cityoriented researches should be conducted. Participants, who stated the rapid development of the university as the most powerful aspect of the university, shared the suggestion that the academic staff should be increased in quantity and merit should be taken as the basis for the improvement.

scholarly journals Nonadherence to Antiepileptic Medications: Still a Major Issue to be Addressed in the Management of Epilepsy

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (01) ◽  
pp. 106-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Azra Zafar ◽  
Rizwana Shahid ◽  
Saima Nazish ◽  
Danah Aljaafari ◽  
Fahd Ali Alkhamis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Seizure Control ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Seizure Freedom ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Social ◽  
Antiepileptic Medications ◽  
The University ◽  
Patients With Epilepsy

ABSTRACT Context: Medication nonadherence is a significant barrier in achieving seizure freedom in patients with epilepsy. There is a deficiency of data about the reasons for nonadherence in Saudi population. Aims: The aim of this study is to prove the existence of nonadherence to antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) in patients with epilepsy and identify the responsible factors. Setting and Design: This is a prospective, cross-sectional study carried in the Department of Neurology at King Fahd Hospital of the University affiliated with Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University. Subjects and Methods: Patients of all ages diagnosed to have epilepsy as mentioned in their medical record and taking antiepileptic medications were interviewed using a questionnaire. Statistical Analysis Used: Statistical analysis was performed using IBM Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 21 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, USA). Statistical significance was defined as two-tailed with a P ≤ 0.05. Results: Among 152 participants, 52.6% were male and 47.4% were female. Mean age of the patients was 28 ± 14.3 (mean ± standard deviation) years. Of 152 patients, 48.7% were found to be nonadherent to their AED therapy. The most commonly identified factor was forgetfulness. Nonadherence was significantly associated with poor seizure control (P = 0.002). Conclusion: Nonadherence to the AED is common among patients with epilepsy and affects seizure control adversely.

scholarly journals Social Factor and Its Impact on Staff Happiness

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 6574-6578
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Social Factor ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Administrative Staff ◽  
Work Related ◽  
The Social ◽  
Version 2.0 ◽  
The Relationship

Work and social life with family and friends are conceptualized as factors of personal happiness. Thus, work and social life have to share time resources. Time limitation can put strains on the relationship in work-related life and social life. Intense commitment at work has the potential to interfere one’s social life. Therefore, this study aimed to figure out the effects of the social factors on staff happiness.The research design for this study was a quantitative method using survey and focus group discussion (FGD). The simple random sampling technique was executed as a methodology for this research paper. This study involved 535 respondents from the population of academic and administrative staff in UTHM. All the data is analyzed descriptively using SPSS version 2.0. The result has shown that the elements of a relationship, either with friends or family are found to be the main contributors in determining staff happiness

scholarly journals Socioeconomic impacts of elimination of Onchocerciasis in Abu-Hamed focus, northern Sudan: lessons after elimination

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayman Ahmed ◽  
Anas Elbashir ◽  
Asgad Adil ◽  
Asha A. Alim ◽  
Asia Mubarak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Neglected Tropical Diseases ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Socioeconomic Impacts ◽  
The Social

Abstract Background: Onchocerciasis is one of the most devastating Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and it is mostly prevalent in Africa. The disease has important heavy social and economic burdens on the infected populations including low productivity, unemployment, social isolation, and stigma. Abu-Hamed focus is the first WHO certified elimination of Onchocerciasis in Africa.Methods: This a cross-sectional study used a well-established questionnaire to investigate the socio-economic impacts of the Onchocerciasis elimination in Abu-Hamed, River Nile State, Sudan in 2015; 512 participants in ten affected communities were interviewed.Results: Our findings revealed that these communities are recovering from the social and economic burden of the diseases, with 90% of the research participants reported general satisfaction about the elimination of the disease in their community, and about 48.3% of them attended secondary school or university. Only 0.6% reported unemployment, and 25.3% and 24.7% of the participants were workers and farmers respectively. Except about the vector biting and nuisance, the majority of the respondents (90%) had no complain after the elimination of the disease in the area. Also, 90.5% of the participants reported either stable or increase in their work performance during the last twelve months. About 93.8% of the respondents were engaged in normal daily activities and involved in happy events like marriage and giving birth during the last twelve months.Conclusions: Overall, we conclude that the elimination of Onchocerciasis in Abu-Hamed has several positive impacts on the economy and social life of Abu-Hamed local communities, but this could be maximized by controlling the vector, which is still having a negative impact on the populations. Establishing local developmental projects will help these communities greatly to recover and become more productive.

scholarly journals LEGAL INFLUENCE IN THE SYSTEM OF SOCIAL INFLUENCE

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 12-18
Author(s):  
Viktoriia Bondarenko ◽  
◽  
Nataliia Pustova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Norms ◽  
Social Influence ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Modern Theory ◽  
Legal Norms ◽  
Cultural Life ◽  
The Social ◽  
Theory Of Law

The article deals with the views of scholars on legal influence in the system of social influence. Using a systematic methodology for the study of legal phenomena, the social system is revealed in its relationship with law and legal influence from the standpoint of modern theory of law. Social norms in the system of social influence are characterized. It is noted that the main purpose of social norms is to ensure the system nature of social relations, orderliness, organization, and focus on socially useful results. In the context of the modern understanding of these legal institutions, such types of regulators of social relations as custom, tradition, moral, religious, political, corporate and legal norms are distinguished. A feature of legal influence is a specific toolkit, which consists in a unique set of legal means, methods and techniques of influence, through which law affects people and society. Psychological, economic, organizational and managerial, political, cultural and religious direction of influence cannot be effective without the influence of the legal, because law regulates in detail the important aspects of public life and consolidates the interests of society. Issues of economic organization, the functioning of the political system, and some issues of organization of cultural life of society are reflected in law. Other areas affect certain aspects of human life. These areas actively interact, having a comprehensive impact on society. Each type of social norms has shortcomings, but, acting in the system, they affect various aspects of the human psyche, ensuring the fullness of social influence, contributing to the common goal – the desired state of social life. Legal influence has a special place in the system of social influence.

scholarly journals COVID-19 Endangers the Health of Society by Disrupting Social Participation, Home Integrations, and Productive Activities.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elyas Monfared ◽  
Mohsen Vahedi ◽  
Hojjat Allah Haghgoo
Keyword(s):  
Social Integration ◽  
Social Participation ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Community Integration ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Productive Activities ◽  
The Social ◽  
Before And After

Abstract ObjectiveProper social participation and involvement in the daily activities of life increases the feeling of attachment, and increases a person's sense of worth, belonging, and dependence on society. Lack of social communication leads to anxiety, loneliness, depression, panic, mental. While COVID-19 has become a pandemic, public health measures to cut off human-to-human transmission may include quarantine and social isolation. Due to social distancing and quarantine practices, people's participation in many areas of social life and daily activities has been disrupted. The purpose of this study is to provide insight into the effects of the Covid 19 epidemic on integration into home activities, integration into the community and integration into productive activities, and overall determination of social participation during this epidemic.MethodsIn June 2020, the Social Integration Questionnaire (CIQ), which measures integration at home, integration in the community, and integration into purposeful and productive activities, was transcribed with the required demographic information in a web-based format. A total of 461 people (mean age 36.86±5.8 years) completed the social integration questionnaire in a cross-sectional study. The effects of Covid-19 on social interaction were then calculated by analyzing CIQ scores before and after the outbreak of COVID-19 and the data were analyzed using SPSS software version 22.ResultsComparing the participants score in the Community Integration Questionnaire before and after the COVID-19 pandemic showed that COVID-19 reduced home integration (from 4.6909±2.84 to 3.5938±2.80 , t= 11.151 p <0.000), social integration (from 8.6529±1.98 to 6.1150±2.10, t= 25.440, p <0.000), integration into productive and purposeful activities (from 5.3145±1.70 to 3.5098±2.02, t= 23.226, p <0.000) and total CIQ test score (from 18.6584±4.02 to 13.2185±4.56 , t= 29.022, p <0.000). These findings show how all three CIQ domains and their total scores decreased significantly after the outbreak of COVID-19.ConclusionAfter the COVID-19 epidemic, people's social life is severely disrupted. The direct and indirect psychological and social effects of COVID- 19 are widespread and can affect mental health. Trial Registration: This study was registered and approved by the Ethic Committee of the University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran (IR.USWR.REC.1399.228).

scholarly journals براہوئی خلقی شاعری، خلقی زند نا آدینک

Al-Burz ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-35
Author(s):  
Yousaf Mengal
Keyword(s):  
Social Norms ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Folk Literature ◽  
Common Man ◽  
The Voice ◽  
Folk Poetry

In order to be aware of the social life of a community the study of their folk literature is necessary. folk literature not only gives awareness regarding culture, social norms, values and tradition of a particular community, bat also the reader comes to know about their religious beliefs and day –to day life, the folk literature of a particular community not only tells what sources they bring in use in order to lead their life but also depicts their way of earning their daily –bread Brahui people have depicted their way of earning their daily –bread. Brahui people have depicted their emotions and feelings in the form of folk poetry. This is why the folk literature is also said to be the voice of heart the people. The language of Brahui folk literature is very simple, easily understandable for a common man and it is based on realism, thus folk poetry reflects the folk of Brahui people.

scholarly journals The Association of Frailty with Poverty in Older Adults: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Audai A. Hayajneh ◽  
Mohammad Rababa
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Search Terms ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Financial Issues

<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> Suffering from both frailty and poverty may have significant negative consequences on older adults’ lives. This study aimed to conduct a systematic review to investigate the relationship between frailty and low income among older adults. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> This systematic review was guided by the PRISMA guidelines and was aimed at exploring the frailty in older adults with low income and evaluating the robustness of the synthesis. Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies published in English between 2008 and 2020 were identified using search terms entered into the following databases: CINAHL, Medline, Google Scholar, and PubMed. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Nine articles met the inclusion criteria. This review revealed a positive relationship between frailty and poverty. Such a relationship could be explained through 3 dimensions of the relationship between frailty and poverty among older adults identified based on the findings of the reviewed studies. <b><i>Discussion/Conclusion:</i></b> The social life, environmental conditions, and financial issues were positively correlated and coexisted with both frailty and poverty. Frailty should be treated on a holistic basis, considering financial issues. Among these financial issues is poverty, which disrupts older adults’ social activities, hinders them from building successful social relationships, and reduces their quality of life.

Hegel, Hölderlin and we, the ukrainians, or: is it worse to accept recommendations of the german idealism?

2021 ◽  
Vol - (2) ◽  
pp. 99-113
Author(s):  
Maria Kultaieva
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
German Idealism ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Abstract Concepts ◽  
Philosophical Thinking ◽  
Philosophical Education ◽  
Cultural Transformations ◽  
The Social ◽  
The University

The article represents the explication of some Hegel’s ideas with coherence to Hölderlin’s philosophical reflections, all of which are dealing with the problem of making more significant the philosophy for the social life especially in the period of the national self-statement and radical cultural transformations on the crossing of the XVIII-th and XIX-th centuries. The communication between Hegel and Hölderlin shows the different ways of making philosophy more available for lower classes of population. Hölderlin’s considering on this problem was to make philosophical thinking more sensuous through its transforming into a new rational religion. Hegel perceived solving of this problem in education and teaching without reducing standards of philosophy as a science. The university philosophy with its abstract concepts and systems was criticized by Hölderlin and accepted by Hegel, because his aim was to activate the social and orientation functions of philosophical ideas. The popular philosophy with its metaphorical language was regarded by him as preparing for fundamental philosophical studies. The role of the philosophical lyric in the evolution of German Idealism is analyzed with its impulses for the renewal of philosophical thinking. Hegel shows some risks of symbiosis of the lyric and philosophy such as losing its freedom and turning into a new mythology with eclipse of reason. Hegel emphasizes the role of the grammar of philosophical thinking: its concepts and categories. The dialectical potential of concepts is illustrated on their cunning possibility what might be regarded as opening of closed systems. The adaptation possibilities of this theoretical and practical experience to the Ukrainian social and cultural contexts are regarded. Hegel’s interpretation of the dialectical interconnection existing between the philosophical creativity and the philosophical education for the foundation of the philosophical inquiring culture are actual today as well his demand to search for the truth. The causes for explaining Hegel’s intuitions about the concept’s and reason’s cunning are stating in their validity for developing strategies and practices of the spiritual renewal of the Ukrainian society.

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