Magnitude and gender-specific circumstances of depression among elderly population residing in an Urban slum area of a City in Maharashtra: A mixed-method study

The current paper investigates verbal and nonverbal greeting behaviors in the Saudi context. The study aims to identify how Saudi males and females greet their parents, grandparents, siblings, and friends, and what role the addressee plays on the performance of the greeting behavior. The study further distinguishes the similarities and differences between Saudi males and females in their greeting behavior. This study is a mixed method study that adopts qualitative and quantitative methodologies. The participants of the study are 72 Saudi adults, 50 females and 22 males. The findings show that Saudis accommodate their greeting behavior according to their addressee’s gender, age, social (familial) status, and social distance. Moreover, the findings revealed that males and females vary in the way they greet their relatives and friends. This variation is interpreted in the light of previous studies. This study provides some practical implications for the successful and meaningful greeting as well as successful interactions. 

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Assessment of Anxiety in Elderly Population during the COVID‐19 Pandemic and the Impact of Compulsory Home‐stay in the Central Districts of Ankara, Turkey: A Quantitative, Qualitative Mixed Method Study

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry ◽

10.1002/gps.5600 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Hulya Sirin ◽

Ahmad Abed Ahmadi ◽

Gamze Ketrez ◽

Cagri Ozbeyaz ◽

Asiye Ugras Dikmen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mixed Method ◽

Elderly Population ◽

Mixed Method Study ◽

The Impact

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How the persistence of patriarchy undermines the financial empowerment of women microfinance borrowers? Evidence from a southern sub-district of Bangladesh

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0250000 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (4) ◽

pp. e0250000

Author(s):

Tunvir Ahamed Shohel ◽

Sara Niner ◽

Samanthi Gunawardana

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Mixed Method ◽

Gender Norms ◽

Division Of Labour ◽

Gender Performance ◽

Mixed Method Study ◽

Economic Decision Making ◽

And Gender ◽

The Relationship ◽

Depth Interviews

A significant body of multi-disciplinary research supports the proposition that women may experience empowerment from microfinance programs. This is based on the assumption that an increase in women’s financial contribution to the household helps to transform gender norms and relations which increases their decision-making power. However, the relationship between the strength and persistence of patriarchal gender norms within the household and women’s financial empowerment needs further exploration. This paper presents the findings of a mixed-method study comprising 331 surveys and 33 in-depth interviews with women receiving microfinance and their husbands in a southern sub-district of Bangladesh; it draws upon gender socialisation and gender performance theory to understand how patriarchal gender norms influence women’s financial empowerment in households receiving microfinance. Findings demonstrate that participation in microfinance programs has not shifted gender norms, nor financially empowered women. Women’s loans were largely controlled by men as prescribed by underlying, unchanged patriarchal gender norms. The inter-generational reproduction of patriarchal gender relations continued to reproduce a strict gendered division of labour that reinforced restrictions on women’s behaviour, mobility, and decision-making domains, and men’s dominance in household and economic decision-making.

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Rural community attitude towards mental healthcare: a mixed-method study in Khurda district of Odisha, India

Middle East Current Psychiatry ◽

10.1186/s43045-020-00057-6 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Sunita Jena ◽

Krushna Chandra Sahoo ◽

Mousumi Samal ◽

P. Kripalini ◽

Chandni Shrivastava ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Illness ◽

Mixed Method ◽

Social Dynamics ◽

Mental Healthcare ◽

Mixed Method Study ◽

Care Seeking ◽

Negative Attitudes ◽

Healthcare Facilities ◽

And Gender

Abstract Background Mental health is a global concern due to its hasty escalation. The shifting social dynamics in rural India intensify care-seeking behaviors, which means immediate action is required. Mental illness, however, is seen as a neglected disorder. This study examined the attitude of rural people towards mental health care in rural Odisha, India. An explanatory mixed-method study was conducted among 395 participants age between 18 to 65 years in two rural blocks of Khurdha district, Odisha. A total of 16 in-depth interviews were conducted among the caretakers of the patients. Results The educational level, religion, age, and gender (p < 0.05) had significantly associated with attitudes towards mental healthcare facilities; female having lower-education had more negative attitudes towards mental healthcare facilities. The major barriers for the mental healthcare were the rejection of mental illness by patients due to fear of societal stigma, faith on religious healers, and lack of availability of mental health services. Conclusions Perspective of people should be considered along with their location, gender, and education when strategizing the psychiatric healthcare system as their perception/attitude serves as facilitators/barriers for achieving mental healthcare goals and psychiatric hospital goals.

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