scholarly journals Flood Disaster and the Vulnerability of Households to Crime in Urban Areas in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 232-241
Author(s):  
SO Onah ◽  
T Shabu ◽  
EM Adaaku
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Property Crime ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Flood Disaster ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Security Measures ◽  
Security Challenges ◽  
Recovery Strategies ◽  
Flood Prone Areas

This study explores whether natural disasters, especially flooding, would lead to a rise in violent and property crime rates, and the implications that these crimes could have on the victims. A total of 100 victims of flood induced crime in flood prone areas were selected using purposive sampling technique. The data collected using questionnaire, and records from security agency comprised of socio-economic characteristics of affected households, violent and property crime rate rise, and implications of flood induced crime as perceived by affected communities. Also reported cases of crime in affected areas were collected from Police divisional headquarters and State Police Command of flood affected areas. Data collected were analysed using percentages, frequency count. Likert scale method was used to measure increase in crime during the flood incidence in the affected areas. Using a ‘before, during and after’ approach, the study revealed that flood disaster increased the vulnerability level of households to crime and at the same time crime increased during flood disaster and decreased significantly after the disaster in urban areas in Nigeria. Also, the implication of flood induced crime include anxiety and depression (ADI=2.73), Social dysfunction (SDI=2.36) and loss of confidence (LCI=2.72). Therefore, there is need for disaster prone areas and disaster management agents in the country to incorporate security measures in disaster preparedness, coping and recovery strategies in order to minimize security challenges ensuing from natural disaster in the country during flooding

scholarly journals A Phenomenological Study of Community Preparedness Experiencesin Facing the Flood Disaster in Napai Village of West Woyla Sub-District of West Aceh District

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 3610-3615
Author(s):  
Bustami . ◽  
Baharuddin .
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Flood Disaster ◽  
Descriptive Phenomenology ◽  
Government Organizations ◽  
Aceh Province ◽  
Community Preparedness ◽  
The Government

West Aceh District, one of the districts in Aceh province, Indonesia, is often affected by natural disasters. At the end of 2016, the number of flooded areasreached139 villages in nine sub-districts,causing flood victims and displaced of 14,245 families,consisting of 49,856 people and one died. The most affected area in West Aceh was Napai Village of West Woyla sub-district since the village was traversed by WoylaRiver. The significant impact of floods was not only on the destroyed physical environment, but also on the declining health status of the families due to the emergence of post-disaster diseases. Therefore, aside from the government, the community should also make an effort for disaster preparedness to minimize the losses. Disaster preparedness can be defined as an attempt that allows the government, organizations, communities and individuals to respond quickly and effectively to any disaster. This study aimed to explain or explore the experiences of the community to flood preparedness in Napai Village, West Woyla sub-district. This was a qualitative study using a descriptive phenomenology approach. Respondents were the residents affected by floods located inthe Napai area. The respondents were selected by using the purposive sampling technique, following the principles of appropriateness and adequacy. Data collection techniques involved standard procedural methods such as in-depth interview, focus group discussion and observation. The results of the study showed four important themes: the flood impact experienced by the community, the sources of knowledge of the flood prevention program,the community preparedness in coping with the flood disaster, and the government's role in dealing with the flood disaster. It is suggested that the BPBD improve the public preparedness in facing the flood disaster by conducting socialization and simulation of flood disaster management.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF USING AUDIO VISUAL MEDIA ON FLOOD DISASTER PREPAREDNESS KNOWLEDGE AT ST ANTONIUS MATARAM SMP

2022 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Febriati Astuti ◽  
Alwan Wijaya ◽  
Kadek Dwi Partiwi ◽  
Nurul Ilmi ◽  
Ageng Abdi Putra
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Visual Media ◽  
Flood Disaster ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Test Design ◽  
Disaster Prevention ◽  
Flood Events ◽  
Exclusion Criteria ◽  
Post Test

Flood disaster is one type of natural disaster that very often occurs in Indonesia, Indonesia experienced flood events according to the Indonesian Disaster Information Data (DIBI) for the last 5 years as many as 4031 times and in the province of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) it showed a number of 111 flood events with One of them was Mataram city which experienced 11 incidents and West Lombok flooded 26 times. Disaster prevention is one of the focuses in schools by empowering teenagers to understand knowledge about disaster preparedness in students as one solution that needs to be done because children are one of the vulnerable groups who are at risk of being affected by disasters. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of using Audio Visual media on knowledge of flood disaster preparedness at SMPK ST Antonius Mataram.The population in this study were students in grades VII and VIII, totaling 62 people. The sample in this study as many as 58 people with a sampling technique that is purposive sampling with inclusion and exclusion criteria. The research design used in this study was pre-experimental through a one group pre-test-post-test design approach. Data collection techniques using questionnaires. Analysis of this data using statistical test data analysis Wilcoxon signed rankings test.Based on the results of the study, there was an effect of using Audio Visual media on knowledge of flood disaster preparedness at SMPK ST Antonius Mataram.

Anxiety Depression and Burden among the Caregivers of Persons with Neurological Illness

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
Anil Kumar Roy ◽  
Nilesh Maruti Gujar ◽  
Arif Ali ◽  
Utpal Borah
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Hospital Anxiety ◽  
Care Burden ◽  
Neurological Illness ◽  
Rehabilitation Sciences ◽  
Anxiety Depression

Background: Studies have shown that caregivers of the persons with the neurological illness have high levels of psychological distress, depression and caregiver’s burden. The aim of the study was to find out anxiety, depression and caregiver’s burden among the caregivers of persons with neurological illness (PWNI). Method: Thirty caregivers of PWNI attending the Centre of Rehabilitation Sciences, LGB Regional Institute of Mental Health, Tezpur, Assam were selected using purposive sampling technique for the present study. Socio-demographic and clinical data sheet, Zarit Burden Interview Scale and The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale were used. Results: The results shown that in Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, 26.6% of the caregivers' scores were in the abnormal range in the domain of depression. While in the domain of anxiety, 16.6% scored in the abnormal range. In Zarit Burden of Scale, 13.3% of the caregivers were having little or no burden, 26.6% of the caregivers were having mild to moderate level of burden, 20% were having moderate to severe burden and 30% were having a severe burden of care. Care burden has significant positive correlation with depression (r= .124, p≤ 0.01 and anxiety (r= .124, p≤ 0.05). Conclusion: Caregivers of PWNI have been found to be at higher risk of mental health problems and care burden. The importance of addressing the burden of caregivers involved in the care of PWNI need to be taken into consideration while providing treatment and rehabilitation of PWNI.     Keywords: Anxiety, depression, burden, neurological illness

A Survey on Security and Privacy Issues in Modern Healthcare Systems

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-44
Author(s):  
Akm Iqtidar Newaz ◽  
Amit Kumar Sikder ◽  
Mohammad Ashiqur Rahman ◽  
A. Selcuk Uluagac
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Systems ◽  
Security And Privacy ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Security Measures ◽  
Implantable Medical Devices ◽  
Manual Intervention ◽  
Security Challenges ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Privacy Violation

Recent advancements in computing systems and wireless communications have made healthcare systems more efficient than before. Modern healthcare devices can monitor and manage different health conditions of patients automatically without any manual intervention from medical professionals. Additionally, the use of implantable medical devices, body area networks, and Internet of Things technologies in healthcare systems improve the overall patient monitoring and treatment process. However, these systems are complex in software and hardware, and optimizing between security, privacy, and treatment is crucial for healthcare systems because any security or privacy violation can lead to severe effects on patients’ treatments and overall health conditions. Indeed, the healthcare domain is increasingly facing security challenges and threats due to numerous design flaws and the lack of proper security measures in healthcare devices and applications. In this article, we explore various security and privacy threats to healthcare systems and discuss the consequences of these threats. We present a detailed survey of different potential attacks and discuss their impacts. Furthermore, we review the existing security measures proposed for healthcare systems and discuss their limitations. Finally, we conclude the article with future research directions toward securing healthcare systems against common vulnerabilities.

scholarly journals Quality of care for anxiety and depression in different ethnic groups by family practitioners in urban areas in the Netherlands

2010 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 368-376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thijs Fassaert ◽  
Mark Nielen ◽  
Robert Verheij ◽  
Arnoud Verhoeff ◽  
Jack Dekker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Care ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Family Practitioners

THE EFFECT OF DHIKR ON ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION LEVEL IN HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS AT PURWOKERTO ISLAMIC HOSPITAL

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-25
Author(s):  
Muhammad Anggun ◽  
Titik Kusumawinakhyu ◽  
Irma Finurina Mustikawati ◽  
Wiharto Wiharto
Keyword(s):  
Intervention Group ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Hemodialysis Patients ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Hemodialysis Unit ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Mean

Hemodialysis is a routinely performed therapy on chronic kidney patients, leading to psychological problems among subjects who undergo hemodialysis, such as anxiety and depression. One of the efforts to overcome anxiety and depression is with the dhikr intervention. Dhikr presents hearts to remember and be obedient to Allah followed by the words and actions in various conditions.  Discover dhikr's influence on the level of anxiety and depression in patients on hemodialysis in  Purwokerto Islamic Hospital. It was a quantitative study using quasi experiment with a non-quivalent control group design. The number of samples was 12 subjects consisting of 6 subjects in the control group and six subjects in the intervention group with the purposive sampling technique. Instruments were used to measure anxiety and depression are the HADS ( Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale ) before and after dhikr intervention as much as 12 times. Research is carried out in Hemodialysis Unit of  Purwokerto Islamic Hospital. Test statistics on research are used paired t-test and independent t-tests. This study showed a decrease in the mean level of anxiety from 5, 83 to 1.67 in the experimental group ( p = 0.003). The mean level of depression experienced a decline of 9, 67 becomes 4.67 on a group experiment ( p = 0.003). Dhikr reduces the level of anxiety and depression in hemodialysis patients at the Purwokerto Islamic Hospital.

ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION AMONG ADOLESCENTS

2021 ◽  
pp. 24-26
Author(s):  
M. Adenna Naik
Keyword(s):  
Achievement Motivation ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Andhra Pradesh ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
High Achievement ◽  
Systematic Random Sampling ◽  
Made In ◽  
Gender Type ◽  
Type Of Management

An attempt was made in the present investigation is Aim: Achievement motivation among adolescents. Objectives: To study the inuence of gender, type of management and locality on achievement motivation among adolescents. Sample: The sample of the present investigation was selected 200 adolescent's students in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh State of India. The subjects were in the age group from 15 to 18 years and using systematic random sampling technique. Tool: The Pratibha Deo and Asha Mohan (2011) accomplishment motivation scale was used as a tool. Research Design: As there are three independent variables i.e., gender (male & female), type of management (government & private) and locality (rural & urban), each is divided in to two categories, a 2×2×2 factorial design was employed in the present study. Statistical Analysis: Means, SDs and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were used. Results: Results revealed signicant impact of gender, type of management and locality with regard to achievement motivation among adolescents. Conclusions: Males have high achievement motivation than females; there is no signicant inuence of type of management on achievement motivation and students of urban areas have high achievement motivation than students of rural areas.

scholarly journals Knowledge and Practice of Personal Hygiene and Sanitation: A Study in Selected Slums of Dhaka City

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shayela Farah ◽  
Mohoshina Karim ◽  
Nasreen Akther ◽  
Meherunnessa Begum ◽  
Nadia Begum
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Urban Slum ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Dhaka City ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Slum Dwellers ◽  
Knowledge And Practice

Background: : Slum dwellers are likely to be among the most deprived people in urban areas. Poor hygiene practices and inadequate sanitary conditions play major roles in the increased burden of communicable diseases within developing countries like ours.Objective: To assess the knowledge and practice about personal hygiene and environmental sanitation in selected slums of Dhaka city.Materials and method: This cross sectional study was conducted in purposively selected urban slum areas of Moghbazar slum, Bashabo slum and T&T slum of Dhaka city during February 2014 to April 2014. Convenient sampling technique was applied. Semi-structured pre-tested questionnaire was used and face to face interview was conducted. Total 475 subjects, irrespective of age and sex, were included in this study.Results: Out of 475 respondents, more than fifty percent slum dwellers resided in tin shaded room while 21.7% in ‘kacha’ houses. Sixty six percent of the respondents used to drink water from tube-well and 24% used supplied water provided by the city corporation. The study revealed that near 59% of the respondents used sanitary latrine. About 67% slum dwellers regularly practiced hand washing before taking meal and 59.2% respondents used soap after defecation. About fifty percent respondents brushed their teeth regularly with tooth paste. Regarding personal cleanliness, 81% subjects took bath regularly while 78% washed clothes irregularly. A statistically significant relation was found between washing of hands before meal (p=0.001), washing of hands after defecation (p=0.02), tooth brushing (p=0.001), bathing (p=0.009), washing of cloths (p=0.001), use of footwear (p=0.63) with knowledge of personal hygiene of the slum dwellers.Conclusion: Continuous community hygiene education along with adequate access to water supply and sanitation improves hygiene behaviour and policy makers and health care providers should have definite strategy and implementation.Delta Med Col J. Jul 2015; 3(2): 68-73

scholarly journals PELAKSAANAAN SEKOLAH SIAGA BENCANA DI SD NEGERI 19 KAMPUNG BARU KECAMATAN PARIAMAN TENGAH, KOTA PARIAMAN

JURNAL RANDAI ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-98
Author(s):  
Dewi Ramadhan
Keyword(s):  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Early Warning Systems ◽  
School Program ◽  
School Policies ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
School Communities ◽  
School Preparedness

The Disaster Preparedness School (SSB) which is an activity to build school communities through strengthening knowledge and attitudes, school policies, emergency response plans, school early warning systems, and resource mobilization based on existing school capacities in anticipating disaster risk. Descriptive research type. Sampling technique with purposive sampling. Based on this purposive sampling technique, researchers determined key informants including the Principal, Deputy Principal, and students. The results showed that: The implementation of the disaster preparedness school program at the 19 Primary Schools in Kampung Baru in Pariaman Tengah District, namely knowledge of attitudes and actions, school policies, school preparedness and resource mobility have been categorized as good. There are obstacles in the implementation of the disaster preparedness school program in the form of lack of funds and the lack of seriousness of students in the activities so that the implementation of the disaster preparedness school program has not run optimally. Efforts to be made in the future by the teacher in charge of disaster preparedness school in the form of increasing the desire of students to learn by motivating and making it more interesting so that students become interested and increase it into extracurricular activities and trying to make a subject.

scholarly journals HEAVY SMOKING

2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (04) ◽  
pp. 433-435
Author(s):  
MUMTAZ ALI SHAIKH ◽  
DUR-E- YAKTA ◽  
DARGAHI SHAIKH
Keyword(s):  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Serum Lipoprotein ◽  
High Density Lipoproteins ◽  
Lipid Levels ◽  
Serum Triglycerides ◽  
Heavy Smoking ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
Heavy Smokers

Objective: This study is conducted to observe the serum lipoprotein alterations in chronic heavy smokers in LUMHS Sindh. Study Design: Analytical study Material and Methods: It was conducted on 60 non obese adult smokers, both sexes, who smoked more than twenty cigarettes or beeries a day regularly for more than five years. All the participants were current smokers. Sampling technique was simple random technique. Setting: The study was conducted in outdoor department of LUMHS Jamshoro/Hyderabad. Period: Jan 2010 to Jan 2011. Eighteen hours fasting blood sample was sent for lipid studies. Lipids studied were serum cholesterol, serum triglycerides, high density lipoproteins and low density lipoproteins. For control values ATP 3 guidelines were used. Statistics: Mean of statistical values was calculated with standard deviation and variance in standard deviation. Results obtained were analyzed by SPSS 11. Results: Age of the patients was 25-70 years. Mean age was 47.81±12.96 years. Median age was 50 years. Male/ female ratio was 45/15. Patients were from both rural and urban areas. Mean duration of smoking was 25.5±9.15 years. The study carried out on 60 chronic heavy smokers, showed deranged lipid levels as: Total cholesterol mean 237.57 mg/dl ±37.89; TG mean 203.76 mg/dl ±47.08; LDL-C mean 158.62 mg/dl ±17.25; HDL-C mean 29.67 mg/dl ±3.12. Results are shown in Table No I. Conclusions: Our study concluded at LUMHS showed that by continuous heavy smoking the serum lipid levels get deranged.

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