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Perceived Risk Taking Behaviour among Rural and Urban Adolescents Pages: 32-36 Manpreet Kaur and Tejpreet Kaur Kang (Department of Human Development, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab) The present study was undertaken to assess determinants o f perceived risk taking behavior among rural and urban adolescents in rural and urban Ludhiana district o f Punjab state. The sample comprised o f 300 school going adolescents (16-18 years) selected randomly from Government Senior Secondary Schools. A Personal Information Sheet was used to record data regarding demographic profile o f the adolescents. A scale developed by Gullone et al. (2000) was used to assess the perceived risk taking behavior among adolescents. Significant locale differences were found in case ofboys from low level o f perceived risk taking behaviour category. Significant locale differences were found in rural and urban girls in high level o f risk taking behaviour. In total sample non-significant locale differences were found in all the three levels o f perceived risk-taking behaviour. Significant gender wise differences were found between rural girls and boys in all the three levels o f perceived risk-taking behaviour. In total sample significant gender wise differences were found in low level o f risk-taking behavior category. Pages: 32-36Manpreet Kaur and Tejpreet Kaur Kang (Department of Human Development, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana… Read more Get Access
Study of Various Liver Function Oxidative Stress Antioxidant Status in Malnourished Children Pages: 37-42 Nita Sahi and Nisha Tripathi (Department of Biochemistry, Pacific Medical College & Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan) Malnutrition is a condition where physical function o f a person is not proper to the point where he can no longer maintain adequate body performance processes. In this respect few studies have been carried so the present study aims to evaluate biochemical markers in young patients suffering from malnutrition. We have evaluated liver function test, CRP as a marker, oxidative stress marker- MDA, antioxidant Ascorbic Acid and Zinc and also correlated with above parameter in severe acute malnutrition. Among 120 subjects, 25 cases + 25 controls were males and 35 cases + 35 controls were females. Biosystems a- 25 fully automated analyzer was used for measurement. A significant negative correlation was between MDA and Total protein and Albumin. A significant positive correlation was between MDA and AST and ALT. A significant negative correlation was seen in levels of ascorbic acid and Zinc and CRP, MDA level was significantly higher while vitamin C, Zinc are significantly low in malnourished children (p< 0.001) results o f our present work provide evidence that oxidative stress is present in sever e malnourished children along with inflammation and hepatic damage Extent o f derangement o f parameters can help to plan specific treatment for malnourished children. Pages: 37-42Nita Sahi and Nisha Tripathi (Department of Biochemistry, Pacific Medical College & Hospital, Udaipur… Read more Get Access
Therapeutic usage of Zanjabeel Pages: 43-47 Ali Muhammad Bhat (Department of Islamic Studies, IUST, Awantipora, Pulwama, Jammu & Kashmir) All over the world people are facing many health problems. But every problem has solution and every disease is curable. The world consists oflarge number ofliving plants, developing all around. Among these a collection of dried plants, with high experimental or research plants Zanjabeel is highly valuable. From time immemorial people use different kinds o f medicines derived from plant extractions. There are many Islamic teachings related to the scientific or medicinal significance o f Zanjabeel plant. It is mentioned in Quran and Hadith and declared most important dish for people in paradise while as in hadith it is considered as an important drug. In order to know medicinal value o f different plants Zanjabeel is chosen to analysis its constituents in order to highlight its medicinal value. Pages: 43-47Ali Muhammad Bhat (Department of Islamic Studies, IUST, Awantipora, Pulwama, Jammu & Kashmir) Read more Get Access
Early Childhood and Long Term Development:A Systematic Review Pages: 48-50 Arti Kumari, Sheela Sangwan, and Sumit Sheoran (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, I.C. College of Home Science, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana) Children are already learning at birth, and they develop and trained at a rapid speed in their early years. This gives a rigorous foundation for lifelong progress, and the adults who provide for the care and learning o f children from delivery through age eight bear an enormous dependability for their well-being, development and learning. The equally affecting interaction between a parent or care giver and a child is the guided through which all learning takes place during the first 1000 days. The purpose o f this study is to tackle the problems related to early childhood and long term development and important development practices are described needed to provide for the care and education o f children from delivery through period first 1000 days. By the time a infant is bom, their brain has almost all the neurons it will ever have, and by the age o f two years an enormous numbers o f neuronal associations are made which are later trimmed based on which are most repeatedly used. An optimal environment supports development, while an adverse environment harms both in the short term but importantly also over the longer term development. When we invest wisely in preschool children, the next generation will balance that back through a lifetime o f productivity and responsible citizenship. Children during preschool o f age undergo through rapid growth and development that is greatly influenced by diverse factors. Adequate practices, simulative and safe environment and care need to be ensured for optimum physical, mental, social and cognitive development and to prevent to adverse impacts on short-term survival as well as long-term happiness and development. Children who have a good start in their life will be better adults resulting in a better social, economic, and physical and cognition and they live better for their relations and their societies. Pages: 48-50Arti Kumari, Sheela Sangwan, and Sumit Sheoran (Department of Human Development and Family Studies… Read more Get Access
Impact of Age on Depression Levels among Higher and Senior Secondary School Students Pages: 51-53 Rupika Chopra and Sheela Sangwan (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, I. C. College of Home Science, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana) Depression is a mood disorder characterized by the presence o f sad, empty or irritable feelings accompanied by somatic and cognitive changes that significantly atfect the individual's capacity to function. Depression affects their daily living activities such as work, sleeping, eating and concentration on the tasks. The present study was conducted on 500 adolescents, i.e., 250 adolescents form urban area and 250 adolescents from rural area studying in 10th, 11th and 12th classes. Children Depression Inventory (CDI) developed by Kovacs (2003) was used to measure the depression among adolescents. Results revealed that adolescents o f 15+-17 years had the higher level o f depression as compared to adolescents o f age group 14 15 years which depicts the significant relationship among adolescents' age and depression. Pages: 51-53Rupika Chopra and Sheela Sangwan (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, I. C… Read more Get Access
Impact of Mid Day Meal on the Nutritional Status of Rural Middle School Children (Age 9-15 Years) of Auraiya District, Uttar Pradesh Pages: 54-58 Pragya Upadhyaya and Gita Bisla (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Banasthali University, Vanasthali, Rajasthan) School children constitute about one fourth o f the total population in India. Mid day meal programme provide food tree o f cost to over 12 crore school children on all working days. In India, mid day meal has a positive influence on the various objectives o f the scheme such as enrolment, attendance, social equity but the contribution o f the mid day meals to the nutritional status is still not clear. Present study is an attempt to study the nutrients supplied through mid day meal and its impact on nutritional status o f middle school children (9-15 years). This study is done on 1000 middle school children including 522 boys and 478 girls, selected randomly from Ajitmal block ofAuraiya district. The result o f anthropometric data revealed that very few children were having normal their height and weight while most o f the children were found to stunted and underweight in comparison o f Z scores o f WHO standards (2006). The data o f dietary intake through mid day meal showed that the nutrient intake o f children was lower when compared with RD A o f ICMR(2010). Mid day m eal was found to provide recommended amount o f calories (700 kcal) and protein (20 gms) but calcium, iron and vitaminAwas low in mid day meal food. Pages: 54-58Pragya Upadhyaya and Gita Bisla (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Banasthali University, Vanasthali… Read more Get Access
A study of quality of life of infertile women Pages: 59-64 Zainab Ahmed (Clinical Psychologist, Department of Health & Family Welfare, Govt of West Bengal) Sanjukta Das (Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal) In a pronatalist culture such as in India, infertility is an important issue. Until recently, very few studies have been done to understood the patterns and consequences o f infertility in India. Infertility in women has varied impact on multiple dimensions o f health and functioning. An attempt was made to study the quality o f life (QoL) o f infertile women and to explore the factors affecting it. Standardised questionnaires were administered to 30 married infertile women (diagnosed with female causes for infertility) and 30 married fertile women. Data was treated with appropriate statistics. Infertile women have a significantly poor quality o f life than fertile women, especially in the physical, psychological and social domains. Length o f menstrual cycle emerged as a significant negative predictor o f the overall quality o f life and social QoL and duration o f infertility emerged as the negative predictor o f physical and psychological QoL. This understanding may help us to improve their quality o f life by psychotherapeutic interventions. Pages: 59-64Zainab Ahmed (Clinical Psychologist, Department of Health & Family Welfare, Govt of West Bengal)Sanjukta… Read more Get Access
Depression among Senior Citizens Living with and Without Family Pages: 65-68 Chandrakala Singh and Santosh Sangwan (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, COHS, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana) The present study was carried out in Hisar district o f Haryana state with an objective to assess the depression among senior citizen. A total o f 100 elderly equally representing both living arrangements i.e. living alone and living with family, were selected randomly for the present study. Depression o f senior citizen was taken as dependent variable, whereas, level o f physical dependency, personal and socio-economic variables were considered as independent variables. Results related to the dependency status indicated that the marginal percentage o f elderly were totally dependent in both living arrangements. Further maximum percentage o f elderly living in family were dependent for heavy work as compare to the respondent living without family where, maximum percentage of respondent were independent. Data highlighted that higher percentage o f respondent living with family had mild level o f health, whereas, respondent living without family had different trend showing fifty percent had moderate level o f health status. Female respondents were having higher depression as compared to male counterpart.. Elderly who were living alone were having higher level o f depression as compared to elderly who were living with their family. Pages: 65-68Chandrakala Singh and Santosh Sangwan (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, COHS, CCSHAU… Read more Get Access
Study on Nutritional Status of Post-Menopausal Women and their Health Ailments Page: 79-84 Daisy Sharma and Ajanta Hijam (Department of Food Nutrition and Dietetics, Assam Down Town University, Gaon, Assam) The present study was planned to determine the nutritional status and menopausal symptoms o f women under the age of 40-60 years and to feed the develop food multi mix product for them. A survey was undertaken with a 80 respondents under the age group o f40-60 years and the data was collected from Imphal East District (Manipur) by using a pre-tested questionnaire. From the survey it was found that most of the women are suffering from menopausal symptoms like fatigue, hot flashes, back pain, constipation, sexual intercourse, mood swings, depressed mood poor concentration, hypertension etc. After getting results from the survey, a food multi mix was developed for improvement of health status of the women. The food multi mix was distributed to the 20 respondents who were mostly affected by menopause symptoms and feeding trial was conducted for 30 days. After completion of 30 days o f supplementation the survey was conducted again and the result shows that 90% of respondents were improved their health after feeding like, fatigue, back pain, legs pain, dizziness, headache, constipation, sleep disturbance, hot flashes, arm pain, etc. A Nutrition Education programme was conducted at the end of the study period, to explain the role of food in post menopausal period and the nutrient requirement like calcium, iron, phosphorous, protein and encourage them to consume in their daily diets to improve their overall health problems. Page: 79-84Daisy Sharma and Ajanta Hijam (Department of Food Nutrition and Dietetics, Assam Down Town… Read more Get Access
Pregnancy Care Practices among Urban and Rural Pregnant Women Page: 85-89 Rina Patra (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Rural Home Science, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka) Ganga V. Yenagi (Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka) The study was conducted to know about the pregnancy care practices in the urban and rural areas during the year 2015-16. The population of the study consisted of 100 pregnant women irrespective of their birth order in the urban and rural areas of Dharwad taluk of Karnataka state as well as Kakatpur block of Odisha state. A general information schedule consisted o f items to collect information about the pregnant women regarding their age, locality, caste, height, weight, family type and family size was prepared and used. The socio-economic status was ascertained by using socio-economic status scale by Aggrawalet al. (2005). A structured interview schedule was prepared to elicit the information from pregnant women about various aspects ofknowledge and practices related to care provided during pregnancy. Results revealed that the practices of urban pregnant women on consumption of food, taking of nutrient supplements and optimum antenatal care visits were better than the rural pregnant women. Locality was found to be having a positive and significant relationship with Practices of pregnancy care (r=0.47) and highly significant difference (t=5.24) was observed between the practices o f pregnancy care among the urban and rural women. Page: 85-89Rina Patra (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Rural Home Science… Read more Get Access
Socio-Economic Factors Affecting Attitude Towards Girl Child Page: 90-94 Kamaljeet, Vinod Kumari, and Jatesh Kathpalia (Department of Sociology, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana) The patriarchal canopy has always denied women the warm rays of autonomy and freedom. The in declinable gender biases have disfigured the very face o f humanity. The present study was conducted in the twelve village of two districts of Haryana state, i.e., Fatehabad and Sonipat having highest and lowest sex ratio. From each selected village 10 females and 10 males from 3rd generation (would be parents), 10 females and 10 males from 2nd generation (parents) and 5 females and 5 males from 1st generation (grandparents) were selected. In this way, from each village 25 females and 25 males were selected making a sample size o f600. A structured interview schedule was prepared to delineate the socio-economic factors affecting attitude over three generations towards girl child. The collected data were quantified and interpreted by using suitable statistical tools such as frequency and percentage, weighted mean score and chi-square test. Different factors like age, caste, family occupation and social participation were found associated with attitude as indicated by x2 results, showing the impact of social factors on attitude of respondents. Majority of the respondents opined that equal opportunities should be provided to both the genders followed by gender equality at home and accept changing roles and responsibilities. Page: 90-94Kamaljeet, Vinod Kumari, and Jatesh Kathpalia (Department of Sociology, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural… Read more Get Access
Study of Sleep Disorder in Elderly:A Review Page: 95-97 Suman Rani, Kiran Singh, and Arti Kumari (Department of Family Resource Management, I.C. College of Home Science, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana, Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana) Compared with other people, elderly adult people show age-related sleep pattern changes and suffered from sleep disorders. Numerous etiologies factors leads to insomnia in the elderly, consistent observation of elderly people are probable to have several critical conditions in sleeping pattern due to physical, psychological changes. Poor sleeps and disorders in sleep results in increased risk of morbidity and bereavement in elderly. Disorders seen in the sleep of the elderly adult are often due to a decrease in the ability to get needed sleep. Treatment o f sleep problems and disorders can improve the quality of life and daytime functioning o f adults. This paper reviews the sleep disorders generally found in the adult. Page: 95-97Suman Rani, Kiran Singh, and Arti Kumari (Department of Family Resource Management, I.C. College… Read more Get Access
Measuring Subjective Recovery in People with Schizophrenia and Exploring its Relationship with Symptom Severity, Functioning, and Well-Being Page: 98-102 Shari Tess Mathew and Bergai Parthsarathy Nirmala (Department of Psychiatric Social Work, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, (NIMHANS), Bangalore, Karnataka) Kommu John Vijay Sagar (Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, (NIMHANS), Bangalore, Karnataka) Clinical recovery and personal recovery are two distinct concepts of recovery widely used in defining recovery from mental illness. The current study was designed to measure subjective recovery in people with Schizophrenia and to explore its relationship with symptom severity, functioning and subjective well-being. A total of 80 participants with a diagnosis of Schizophrenia (ICD 10 criteria) were recruited and were evaluated on the Recovery Assessment Scale (RAS), Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scale, The Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale for Schizophrenia (PANSS) and The Subjective Well-being Inventory (SUBI). Data was analysed using Spearman's correlation test. The findings revealed overall symptom severity to have a negative correlation with subjective recovery and its domains. Functioning and subjective well-being was found to be positively correlated with overall subjective recovery. The severity of symptoms can affect a person's self-reported levels of recovery; higher symptom severity can lead to lower levels of subjective recovery. Emphasis on both the clinical and personal recovery approaches is required in mental health interventions. Page: 98-102Shari Tess Mathew and Bergai Parthsarathy Nirmala (Department of Psychiatric Social Work, National Institute… Read more Get Access
Assessing Relationship of Human Ecological Factors with Naturalistic Intelligence of Young Adolescent Girls Page: 103-105 Sumit Sheoran, Sudha Chhikara, and Sheela Sangwan (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, I.C. College of Home Science, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana) Page: 103-105Sumit Sheoran, Sudha Chhikara, and Sheela Sangwan (Department of Human Development and Family Studies… Read more Get Access
Eve-Teasing Problem in Rural Community of Haryana Page: 106-110 Rashmi Tyagi, Jatesh Kathpalia, and Subhash Chander (Department of Sociology, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana) Eve-teasing or sexual harassment of women in public places is one of the most challenging social problems in both rural and urban India which deprives them of basic human rights. The constitution of India has granted equal rights to both men and women but still women face extreme discrimination and violence and thus occupies low status in Society. The study was conducted in Kamal and Sirsa districts of Haryana state. From these districts two blocks namely Indri from Kamal and Bada Gudha from Sirsa district were selected randomly. From the selected blocks, four villages namely Kheri Maan Singh and Jain Pura Sidhana (Indri) and Birn wala, BurjBhangu (Bada Gudha) were drawn randomly. From the selected villages, 200 respondents were also selected randomly. Interview Schedule was prepared to collect the desired information as per objectives of the study. Overwhelming majority (81.39%) remained silent, 55.81% gave verbal threat to accused and 16.27% complained to parents. Likewise, 11.62% each complained to the parents of accused and slapped/hitted the accused. In both regions maximum numbers of respondents remained silent. Page: 106-110Rashmi Tyagi, Jatesh Kathpalia, and Subhash Chander (Department of Sociology, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana) Read more Get Access
Child Behavioural Problems among Mentally Challenged Children and Parenting Stress Page: 111-116 Narmada Hidangmayum (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Community Science, Central Agricultural University, Tura, Meghalaya) Pushpa B. Khadi (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka) The influence of behaviour of mentally challenged children on parenting stress was studied on 71 parents residing in Hubli Dharwad twin city ofDharwad district, Karnataka. Correlation research design was employed to know the relationship between child behavioural problems and parenting stress. Parenting stress index- Short form (PSI-SF) developed by Abidin (1995) andAchenbach's Child behaviour Check List (2001) was administered to the parents. Chi Square and One way ANOVA was computed. It was found that there was significant association between parenting stress and child's externalizing and internalizing behaviour problems. Parents whose children were in clinical range of internalizing problems had the highest mean score on parenting stress (104.84) which was followed by parents whose children were in borderline of internalizing problem (92.14) and the least score(89.25) was among parents whose children were normal range in internalizing problem. Regarding externalizing problems, parents whose children were in the range of normal to borderline level were similar on parenting stress (96.12 & 96.81) and the highest mean score was found among the parents who were in clinically significant range (113.89). However no significant association was found between parenting stress and child behaviour. Parents whose children were in clinical range of internalizing and externalizing behaviour problems had significantly higher parenting stress compared to parents whose children were in normal and borderline level. Page: 111-116Narmada Hidangmayum (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Community Science, Central… Read more Get Access
Factors Affecting Happiness:A Cross-sectional Study among Adolescents Page: 117-121 Kavita Kumari and Krishna Duhan (Department of HDFS, College Of Home Science, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana) Happiness is one of the most important concepts in the mental health that has an impact on different aspects of young people. The present study was conducted to assess happiness among adolescents and delineate the factors influencing happiness. The study was conducted in Bhiwani district of Haryana state. Atotal o f200 adolescents (1420 years) were selected to represent the sample. Out ofthese 100 (50 girls and 50 boys) were selected from rural area and similarly 100 (50 girls & 50 boys) were selected from urban area. Survey method technique was used for obtaining specific information from the relatively large number of individuals ordinarily through questionnaire. Result indicated that more percentage of the adolescents was in the age range of 16-17 years, from high caste category with 3-4 siblings and at 1-2 ordinal position. Regarding mass media, more percentage of adolescents used to listened radio (76.47%), television (53.88%) and were using mobile phones (68.66%) for 2-3 hours daily. Out of total sample 48.50 percent adolescents were in high level of happiness category followed by 44 percent in medium level and rest 7.50 percent were having low level of happiness. Happiness was found to be significantly associated with caste, maternal education, father's occupation, family income, and family size. Page: 117-121Kavita Kumari and Krishna Duhan (Department of HDFS, College Of Home Science, CCS Haryana… Read more Get Access
Role of Nutritional Rehabilitation Center (NRC) in District Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh Page: 122-125 Tripti Dhawan, Phool Kumari, and Satish Kumar Dhawan (MJP Combined District Hospital, Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh) Malnutrition is one of the world's most serious but least- addressed development challenge. Its human and economic costs are enormous, falling hardest on the poor, women and children. The present study was conducted at Nutritional rehabilitation center to know about the response of NRCs against malnutrition. The objective of study was to assess the factors responsible for the malnutrition. Sample of study were based on In-door patient ofNRCs on monthly basis. UNICEF standards were used in study for assessment of malnutrition. SD(>-2SD), MUAC (11.5cm), WFH (from given chart by UNICEF). In the study 77.77% population belongs to BPL category. 6 to 2 years children and girls are more affected by malnutrition. The present study revealed that NRC plays an important role but lack of awareness of population and illiteracy are barrier in nutrition improvement. So, Improvement o f awareness level, Nutritional counseling and sanitation and women Improvement motivation is also important for the development of nutritional status of children. And Nutrition rehabilitation Center play an important role to improve child health as well as mother health. Page: 122-125Tripti Dhawan, Phool Kumari, and Satish Kumar Dhawan (MJP Combined District Hospital, Ambedkar Nagar… Read more Get Access
Analyzing Musical Intelligence of Young Adolescent Girls’ with Regard to their Human Ecological Variables Page: 126-128 Sumit Sheoran, Sudha Chhikara, and Sheela Sangwan (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, I.C. College of Home Science, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana) According to American psychologist, Howard Gardner, intelligence is far ahead of Intelligence Quotient (IQ) points. In fact, he has acknowledged nine different types of intelligence human beings can possess. Musical intelligence is one of these types of intelligences. Musical intelligence (music smart), is an outline of auditory intelligence. It's not aboutjust music but it also incorporates all sounds, tones, and rhythms. Here are some revealing signs which people with musical intelligence may possess, such as, auditory learner, skilled at imitation and mimicry, appreciates unique music forms and sounds capes, sensitive to noises in environment, enjoys singing, dancing, whistling, or humming, wide and varied musical tastes and avid concert-goers. By understanding what musical intelligence really is and how we can direct it in our lives, we can initiate to control all if that intelligence, education and experience stored over a period of moment. Parallel idea was anticipated by Howard Gardner in the theory o f multiple intelligences, where individual intelligence makes a distinction into definite 'modalities', rather than seeing intelligence as conquered by a single general ability. In 1979, Bronfenbrenner bestowed Ecological Systems Theory , which discribes that there are five human ecological systems arranged from the closest to the person to the farthest and these ecological systems directly or indirectly influences the human development. The present study was designed with the aim to study the association between musical intelligence and impact of various human ecological factors affecting it. To accomplish this aim, standardized Multiple Intelligence Assessment Tool developed\sy Kaur (2006) was directed on a study sample consisting o f200 students from higher secondary schools of both regions of Mahendergarh (Haryana), i.e., rural and urban. Results revealed that parental occupation, caste and discipline by the parents were found to be significantly associated with intrapersonal intelligence of the respondents. Yet other human ecological factors such as frequency of visit to relatives/ friends by respondents, exposure to mass media, type of people living in nearby area and availability of newspaper at home had no effect on intrapersonal intelligence of the young adolescents. Page: 126-128Sumit Sheoran, Sudha Chhikara, and Sheela Sangwan (Department of Human Development and Family Studies… Read more Get Access
Impact of Spirituality on Well-Being of Old Aged People Page: 129-131 Anju Kapri (Department of Extension Education and Communication, Management, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana) Jatesh Kathpalia (Department of Sociology, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana) Spirituality plays an important role in the lives of all peoples. It is one of the most important sources of strength and direction in people's lives. It is a human phenomenon, which exist in almost all persons. Well-being is a positive outcome that is meaningful for people and for many sectors o f society, because it tells us that people perceive that their lives are going well. Good living conditions (e.g., housing, employment) are fundamental to well-being.The perceptions of older peoples situation should not be and is not generally or inevitably problematic, but some people face considerable insecurity and a lack of well being in old age. Old age is viewed as an unavoidable, undesirable and problem ridden phase of life. Problems of aging usually appear after the age of 65 years. Result showed that all the elderly recognized the importance of spirituality in their lives, and its relationship with old age is in the capacity to bear the limitations, losses and difficulties that are inherent to the process, confronting the suffering involved. The influence of this capacity on Quality of Life is perceived, principally, in the Psychological Health domain, favoring the development of positive thoughts and feelings which give them high levels of satisfaction with their lives. Page: 129-131Anju Kapri (Department of Extension Education and Communication, Management, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana)Jatesh Kathpalia (Department… Read more Get Access
Socio-Economic Impact of Crop Insurance Scheme on Farmers in Haryana:A Sociological Analysis Page: 132-135 Subhash Chander, Vinod Kumari, and Jatesh Kathpalia (Department of Sociology, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana) Indian agriculture dependent on monsoon which is always flexible. It leads to operating risk in cultivation of different crops. Natural calamities may affect on the yield from agriculture sector. To cover the risk which may occur in future, there is need to some provision and crop insurance is only mechanism available to safeguard against production risk in agriculture. The study was conducted on 160 farmers in Kamal and Kurukshetra districts of Haryana state. It was found from the field of the study that more than one-third of the respondents (37.5%) received amount of Rs. 16000 to 32000 of crop insurance scheme followed by Rs. 12000 to 16000 (23.8) and Rs. 32000 to 70000 (17.5%). Two-third marginal farmers (66.7%) performed social ceremonies by the claimed amount o f crop insurance scheme. It was also suggested that Efforts are needed to make more aware about crop insurance scheme and knowledge should be imparted to them through trainings. Page: 132-135Subhash Chander, Vinod Kumari, and Jatesh Kathpalia (Department of Sociology, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana) Read more Get Access
Role of “Cardiac Social Worker” in Multi-Professional Health Care Team:A Case Study of Cardiac Patient Page: 136-139 Viney Dhiman (Department of Cardiology, PGIMER, Chandigarh) Anupama Bharti (Department of Sociology and Social Work, HPU, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh) According to “The New England Journal of Medicine” 13.17 million people are affected with rheumatic heart disease in India and it remains the largest cardiac cause of morbidity and mortality in children, adolescents and young adults especially among low-middle income countries. Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is generally a disease of economically weaker section connected with poor sanitation and other social determinants o f poor health. This article provides the reader with an understanding of the social worker's role with heart patient and as part of the interdisciplinary team. Case study was used to illustrate the key components of social work practice, including social care, social advocacy, socio-economic assessment, and Resource mobilization. This case study analysis was conducted from the month of April to June, 2017. Interview and Observation tool was used to analyze the case study. This case study explored that any poor child with congenital and acquired heart diseases with a very poor economic status can lead a normal life with the help of right time intervention of skilled professional social worker. The present result suggested that due to intervention done by professionally trained social worker, patient could reach the resources available in the community to get financial assistance for his complete treatment. With regular connectivity with the patient and family members, a young boy could overcome his impairment due to the illness and after all the clinical interventions the patient is able to lead a normal and comfortable life so that so he is coming to Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh for his follow up visits from a far of place alone. With our positive re assurance for economic independence he is going tojoin his school back very soon. Page: 136-139Viney Dhiman (Department of Cardiology, PGIMER, Chandigarh)Anupama Bharti (Department of Sociology and Social Work… Read more Get Access
Teachers’ Awareness of Students with Learning Disabilities:The Case of Selected Primary Schools of Wollega Zones Page: 140-145 Dinka Yadeta Oli (Department of Behavioral Science, College of Education and Behavioral Science, Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia) This study assessed the existence o f students with learning disabilities in primary schools and teachers were aware of their existence. The study employed exploratory research design. 210 teachers were drawn out o f465 teachers from four primary schools which are selected randomly (i.e., from four Wollega Zones). Questionnaires, classroom observation guide, interview schedules, and documentary review checklist were used to collect data. The collected data were analyzed thematically. The descriptive statistics used involved frequencies, means, charts, and tables. The finding showed 8% of students in these primary schools show learning disabilities characteristics even though little teachers were conscious of their presence and how to provide appropriate instruction for their learning. This showed that, most teachers focus on visible disabilities and these students were not receiving appropriate type intervention. Finally, based on the findings, it was suggested that, awareness raising activities should be designed to the school principals, teachers so that they could support and encourage students with learning disability. Page: 140-145Dinka Yadeta Oli (Department of Behavioral Science, College of Education and Behavioral Science, Wollega… Read more Get Access
Role of Faith on Self-Esteem of Young Christian Women Involved in Multiple Roles Page: 146-150 Sherin Lee Thomas (Department of Counselling Psychology, University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu) Vinod Victor (Department of Psychology (Counselling), Sampurna Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, Karnataka) As individuals, we have different belief systems. One such belief system is our religious faith. Religious faith helps in coping up with stress. The increasing demands for women to fulfil multiple roles lead to stress which often lowers their self-esteem. Self-esteem is one of the important components of emotional well-being. To examine the relationship between faith and self-esteem among young Christian women involved in multiple roles. An Ex-post Facto study was used. 60 employed and married Christian women in Bangalore, India. Participants completed Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire (Plante & Boccaccini, 1997) and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965). Data was analyzed using Pearson's product-moment correlation test. Self-esteem was positively correlated to faith of young Christian women involved in multiple roles (p<0.10; r = .181) indicating that women who scored high on strength of Faith tend to score high on Self-esteem. Findings hold implications for working women, their families, mental health professionals and church leaders. The results also allude to the benefits of enabling and empowering women in church settings and conferences for understanding the role ofFaith on Selfesteem and thus foster healthier emotional well-being. Page: 146-150Sherin Lee Thomas (Department of Counselling Psychology, University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu)Vinod Victor… Read more Get Access
Therapeutic use of Zanjabeel Page: 151-155 Ali Muhammad Bhat (Department of Islamic Studies, IUST Awantipora, J&K) All over the world people are facing many health problems. But every problem has solution and every disease is curable. The world consists oflarge number ofliving plants, developing all around. Among these a collection of dried plants, with high experimental or research plants Zanjabeel is highly valuable. From time immemorial people use different kinds of medicines derived from plant extractions. There are many Islamic teachings related to the scientific or medicinal significance of Zanjabeel plant. It is mentioned in Quran and Hadith and declared most important dish for people in paradise while as in hadith it is considered as an important drug. In order to know medicinal value of different plants Zanjabeel is chosen to analysis its constituents in order to highlight its medicinal value and a very less costly or easily available medicine for general masses. Page: 151-155Ali Muhammad Bhat (Department of Islamic Studies, IUST Awantipora, J&K) Read more Get Access

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