DEVELOPMENT AND STANDARDISATION OF SEXUAL SATISFEACTION SCALE

The aim of this study is to develop a comprehensive,valid,and reliable tool to measure the level of sexual satisfaction of married men and women and has been named as Sexual Satisfaction Scale (SSS).Initially, the item selection was done based on the past literature and on interviews of 30 happily married couples.Secondly,administration of questionnaire in 23 married male and females were done and thirdly,administration of draft was done in 200 married male and female in age ranging 20 - 60 in different cities of Kerala.The reliability established was 0.78 and validity was 0.69.

CONCENTRATION OF MIGRATION BY MARITAL STATUS: A TOPICAL STUDY IN WEST BENGAL

Migration-study holds some classic question as like who migrate, why migrate and where to migrate. Migration researcher delegates their attention to summarizing the nature of migrants ('who') based on sex, age, and the caste to guide who migrate. Demographers do not pay much attention to the marital status of the migrants. The marital status of the migrants ('who') is a significant controlling factor on human mobility. Marriage is a monumental institution in population dynamics, which proximately determines the socio-economic behaviour of the individual. Marital status sometime works as an obstacle and an opportunity for migrants. This study attempts to discover pattern and concentration of migration by marital status and sex to the district of West Bengal from different states and Union Territories (UTs) of India, enumerated by Place of Last Residence (POLR) in 2011, through cluster analysis. The present study finds ever married female migration is much higher than ever married male and never married migration is male-dominated. Marriage is the main reason for female migration, and job opportunities consist of male migration.

Uses of Antidepressant as Adjunct Treatment of Very Severe Atopic Dermatitis

This is a case of severe atopic dermatitis in a young married male age 37 years. This patient was very anxious and frustrated. The patient was using all the standard treatments for severe atopic dermatitis for e.g azathioprine, cyclosporine, tab deltacortril, applying emollients with clobetasol in it but he was not getting better. By chance the patient's family dragged him to visit a psychiatrist and the patient was advised to start venlafaxine and within 15 days the patient started getting better miraculously. Atopic Dermatitis is a very frustrating disease and patients face severe depression and bouts of severe itching exacerbated by exposure to dust, stress, sweating, changing and wearing clothes, etc. The use of antidepressants is not common practice in treating atopic dermatitis. Most general practitioners and dermatologists don't pay attention to how much a patient is suffering not only physically but also mentally and because of this, they don't suggest antidepressants. The role of antidepressants as an anti-inflammatory is still needed to be educated among physicians. This is a vicious cycle. The stress causes the exacerbation of this disease in which patients start itching all over the body and because of itching, lesions all over the body start getting infected as during itching staphylococcus aureus which resides under the nail enter in the lesion and cause infection and because of infection patients have a fever, lethargy, and weakness. The use of antidepressants is a game-changer in the management of atopic eczema.

MANAGEMENT OF ARDITA THROUGH PANCHAKARMA AND PALLATIVE CARE - A CASE STUDY

Ardita is a condition that develops due to excessive aggravation of Vata and causes distortion of face, con-sidered as one among the eighty Vata Nanatmaja Vyadhi in Ayurveda. Bell’s palsy, the paralysis of facial nerve also affects the movement of facial muscles and shows similar symptoms, hence, can be correlated with the disease. A 39 years old Hindu male patient approached to Kayachikitsa OPD (Out Patient Depart-ment) who was suffering from complaints of deviation of lips towards right side, difficulty in closure of eyes and speech x 20 days. He was clinically diagnosed as Ardita (Bell’s palsy) and managed through Pan-chakarama & Palliative treatment. The patient got complete relief in all symptoms with appreciable chang-es. Aim: to manage the Ardita through Panchakarma and Palliative treatment. Methodology: In the present study both Panchakarma and Palliative management were selected for the management of Ardita in 39 years old married male patient for 7 days and follow up treatment was also recommended. Results: The patient improved on 8th day as the symptoms were almost recovered. Conclusion: Ardita can be managed by giving comprehensive management of Panchakarma and palliative treatment which reflects that it is good remedy for this Vata Vyadhi.

Pulmonary Tuberculosis Relapse

The patient is a 27-year-old married male, who does not work. Since contracting the tuberculosis (TB) illness, the patient complained of feeling tired and weak so he decided to stop working. The patient usually feels that rest helps the healing process of the pain and by not working, they feel more focused on the treatment of the disease because it requires them to go to the Puskesmas every day to get treatment. The patient’s wife works as a rice trade worker. The patient has a 3.5-year-old daughter. The patient originally came from the Karangasem Regency, Tulamben, which is included in the red zone of the eruption of Mount Agung. So actually, this patient is a refugee. But he did not complete the documents as a refugee, so the patient did not get the recognized rights as a refugee like getting free medical treatment. The patient who does not have the Indonesia Health Card/Kartu Indonesia Sehat (KIS) is considered to not have any health insurance and is included in the lowest economic status.

Socio-Economic Profile of Coastal Barangays in Ilog, Negros Occidental

The Municipality of Ilog is considered as one of the coastal municipalities of the Province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. It has a total land area of 28,170 hectares and covers four coastal barangays with a total coastal area of 4,419.38 hectares and were recipient of mangrove rehabilitation project in 2008. These barangays barangays have a population of 15,433 with the majority depending on coastal resources. The ever-changing socio-economic profile had contributed to the past and present conditions of the coastal resources and government projects and will continue to affect their conditions in the future. Thus, the study examined the socio-economic profile of coastal barangays in the municipality of Ilog, Negros Occidental using descriptive research design by employing stratified random sampling technique in three categories of respondents such as purok officials, people’s organizations, and barangay health workers. The findings revealed that the dominant ages of the population were 31-40 and 41-50. Most of the respondents were married, male, and with an average of 3 children. Majority of their occupation were fishing and fish vending. Generally, annual family income is very. However, as to category of respondents, people’s organization respondents had the highest income. These overall results of the study may be used as basis for integral program planning of the Local Government Units of municipality of Ilog on Coastal Resource Management.

Young Men’s Employment and Their Marriage: A Comparison among Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the UK, France, and Sweden

In Europe, falling fertility rates are regarded as part of a second demographic transition precipitated by changing values. Low fertility rates in developed Asian countries, however, are thought to be due to decreasing marriage rates, as a result of worsening young men’s employment. This study proposes the hypothesis that men in non-regular employment – those with low incomes and those who are unemployed – have lower probabilities of getting married. Male employment was analyzed using a logistic regression of micro data for 20- to 49-year-old men in Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the UK, France, and Sweden. The study’s findings generally supported the hypothesis and clearly confirmed that there is a relationship between employment and marriage in Asian countries, and especially in Japan.