Nutritional anemia in a rural community in Tamil Nadu

This chapter examines the role of institutional partnerships in making the ICT for development projects more successful and sustainable in developing countries. Employing a regional innovation systems (RIS) perspective, I examine this issue in the context of lessons drawn from the failure of telecenters in Melur taluka of Tamil Nadu under the Sustainable Access in Rural India (SARI) project. These telecenters aimed at delivering a host of services such as email, voice chat, health, e-government, and agricultural and veterinary services to the rural community. They were operated by two sets of operators: self-employed local entrepreneurs and a local NGO. After operating for nearly three years, most of the kiosks run by the self-employed entrepreneurs had closed down by mid-2005, whereas those run by the NGO were still operating. Using primary data from interviews with the kiosk owners and operators, I argue that the failure of the kiosks to sustain themselves was due to weak institutional linkages and networking among actors in the local and regional innovation systems, and the inability of the RIS to evolve and respond effectively and quickly to the changing preferences and needs of the rural community. I conclude that ensuring a project’s success and sustainability requires the presence of an effective regional innovation system with strong but flexible and dynamic linkages among the relevant actors such as the state, universities, private sector, civil society organizations, the user community, and the funding organizations.

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A Model for Provision of ENT Health Care Service at Primary and Secondary Hospital Level in a Developing Country

BioMed Research International ◽

10.1155/2013/562643 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 2013 ◽

pp. 1-5 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Lingamdenne Paul Emerson ◽

Anand Job ◽

Vinod Abraham

Keyword(s):

Urban Communities ◽

Rural Community ◽

Hearing Aids ◽

Tamil Nadu ◽

Care Service ◽

Health Care Service ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Rural And Urban ◽

Secondary Hospital ◽

A Prospective Study

ENT problems are the most common reason for a visit to a doctor in both rural and urban communities. In many developing countries, there is a lack of ENT specialists and overburdened hospital facilities. To date, there is no comprehensive study that has evaluated the spectrum of ENT disorders in a rural community.Methods. A prospective study was done for a period of three years to profile the cases presenting to the outpatient clinic in a secondary care hospital and in the camps conducted in tribal areas in Vellore District of Tamil Nadu, India. Trained community volunteers were used to identify ENT conditions and refer patients.Results. A total of 2600 patients were evaluated and treated. Otological symptoms were the most commonly reported with allergic rhinitis being the second most commonly reported. Presbycusis was the most common disability reported in the rural community. The other symptoms presented are largely related to hygiene and nutrition.Conclusion. Using trained community workers to spread the message of safe ENT practices, rehabilitation of hearing loss through provision of hearing aids, and the evaluation and surgical management by ENT specialist helped the rural community to access the service.

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Prevalence of cataract among adults above 50 years in a rural community of Villupuram, Tamil Nadu

International Journal of Advanced Medical and Health Research ◽

10.4103/2349-4220.159170 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 50 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

SitanshuSekhar Kar ◽

R Aarthi ◽

Gautam Roy ◽

Renuka Srinivasan

Keyword(s):

Rural Community ◽

Tamil Nadu

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Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in a rural community of Salem, Tamil Nadu

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20172160 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (6) ◽

pp. 1976

Author(s):

K. Sathish Kumar ◽

K. Chellavel Ganapathi ◽

M. Duraimurugan ◽

R. Selavaraj ◽

K. Kokila ◽

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Keyword(s):

Rural Community ◽

Tamil Nadu ◽

Data Entry ◽

Life Time ◽

Structured Interview ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Public Health Issue ◽

Global Public Health ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

And Control

Background: Hypertension, a global public health issue, is a major risk factor for NCDs like stroke, cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease. If Hypertension is detected early it is possible to minimize the risk of cardiovascular diseases, stroke and kidney failure. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of hypertension among the age group of >18 years in a rural community of Salem iii. To determine the association between hypertension and selected variables like age, sex, tobacco intake, alcohol intake, physical activity, Body mass index (BMI) and waist hip ratio iv. To assess the level of awareness, treatment and control of hypertensionMethods: A Cross-sectional study was done in a rural community of Salem, Tamil Nadu during March-December 2016 among individuals aged ≥18 years. The final calculated sample size was 256. Convenience sampling method was used. Participants were interviewed using a structured interview schedule, their BP was measured and anthropometric measurements were taken. Hypertension was defined according to JNC VIII criteria. Data entry and analysis was done using IBM SPSS version-21 software. Results: Out of the 442 eligible persons approached 420 persons consented to participate. Prevalence of hypertension was 34%. About 16% of the respondents had never measured their BP in their life time. Increase in age, male gender, increase in BMI levels, tobacco and alcohol were found to be significant independent predictors of hypertension. Awareness, treatment and control of hypertension were found to be 31%, 23.2% and 11.2% respectively. Conclusions: Prevalence of hypertension was high but awareness was poor. It is recommended to advice the community about the risk factors of hypertension and regular BP check-up should be done among the community for early detection of hypertension and also for preventing complications.

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