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29 HEALTH AND POPULATION PERSPECTIVES AND ISSUES, January-March 1998, Vol. 21, N° 1
00.29.1 - MATHIYAZHAGAN, T.; TRAKROO, P. L.
A study of awareness of health and family welfare programmes among the community members in Gwalior district.
The study reveals that the level of awareness of sample respondents was found to be very high with reference to age at marriage, care of pregnant women, immunization, malaria and family size while they had high awareness in regard to ORS, leprosy and water-borne diseases. The study has further revealed that health personnel were found to be a potential source of information for the respondents for most of the issues concerning health and family welfare programmes. The respondents had only minimum awareness about AIDS and contraceptives in spite of intensive efforts made by various media.
English - pp. 37-44.
T. Mathiyazhagan and P. L. Trakroo, Department of Communication, NIHFW, New Delhi 110 067, India.
(INDIA, REGIONS, SURVEYS, HEALTH SERVICES, FAMILY WELFARE, INFORMATION DISSEMINATION, PROGRAMME EVALUATION.)
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00.29.2 - SREENIVASA REDDY, K.
Health care services for maternal and child health through primary health centre - An innovative approach.
This paper suggests proper utilisation of available human resources at primary health centre to improve the maternal and child health services by following an innovative approach. The results of this approach suggest to enhance the quality of services as well as to make them more accessible, available and acceptable to the community throughout the country in order to reach the goals of "Health for All by 2000 AD". The study has also concluded that the service utilisation after eight months of the project period has significantly improved. The project input, drugs worth Rs.2000.00 for each village has helped in establishing credibility and rapport with the community.
English - pp. 45-52.
K. Sreenivasa Reddy, Regional Health and Family Welfare Training Centre, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India.
(INDIA, HEALTH SERVICES, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, PROJECT EVALUATION, METHODOLOGY.)
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29 HEALTH AND POPULATION PERSPECTIVES AND ISSUES, April-June 1998, Vol. 21, N° 2
Community-based distribution of contraceptives in Rajasthan - An experience from Alwar district.
The study reveals that although the use of conventional contraceptives has certainly gone up in the project area, an evaluation at the end of three years has brought out only a marginal rise in the contraceptives prevalence rate. It has also been observed in the baseline survey of the study that if the Jan-Mangal Project is executed in a right spirit, it would yield the proposed objectives of raising the desired contraceptives prevalence rate. The study has further observed that two-thirds of the rural women are married before the age of 18 years and an equal number of them entered in consummation by this age.
English - pp. 53-59.
S. Chandra, State Institute of Health and Family Welfare, Jaipur 302017, Rajasthan, India.
(INDIA, RURAL COMMUNITIES, PROGRAMME EVALUATION, CONTRACEPTIVE USAGE, AGE AT MARRIAGE.)
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Quantitative analysis (knowledge, practice and coverage) of maternal and child health services in a rural community.
The knowledge, practice and coverage (KPC) of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) services provided in six primary health centres (PHCs) of Ahmednagar district in Western Maharashtra are assessed in this study. It was observed that mothers between 21 and 30 years of age accounted for 81.39% and around 60% of them were educated. Nearly three-fourth of mothers were labourers. The complete knoq< wledge regarding various MCH services except family planning methods was lower than the practice and coverage. Mothers having correct knowledge regarding various family planning methods was ranging between 43.61% and 86.67% but only 66.11% had practiced. Target-oriented approach has resulted in better practice and coverage.
English - pp. 78-90.
R. C. Goyal, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Loni, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra 413736, India.
(INDIA, RURAL AREAS, PROGRAMME EVALUATION, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMMES.)
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00.29.5 - GOPALAKRISHNAN ASARI, V.; SATHIYA SUSUMAN, I. A.
Reproductive health of women in a declining fertility: A study of married women in Kerala.
The results reveal that 81% of deliveries were conducted in hospitals. Educated women taken more care of their reproductive health than the illiterates. The study has shown that there is a high potential for improving the health status of women if reproductive health is achieved through reducing the birth rates and increasing the age at marriage. The improvement in the health status of women can save expenditure on health as well as the reproductive health of women. Then the women can spend more time on economic activities and family development.
English - pp. 91-103.
V. Gopalakrishnan Asari, Population Research Centre, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram 695581, Kerala, India.
(INDIA, REGIONS, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, FAMILY PLANNING, MARRIED WOMEN.)
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29 HEALTH AND POPULATION PERSPECTIVES AND ISSUES, July-September 1998, Vol. 21, N° 3
00.29.6 - TEKHRE, Y. L; MENON, S.
Socialization of girl-child in rural India.
This paper discusses the parental perception of sickness, socialization of girl child related to self-reliance, food habits, dependency and socio-cultural values which play an important role in the development of self-esteem or self-image of a girl child. The findings indicate that the parents do not discriminate a girl child in terms of quality and quantity of food and other factors associated with it as they are getting aware of the fact that girl child's need for nutritious food is as important as those of boys. It has also been observed that in rural community the parents and elders socialise and internalise the girl child in such a way that she has to adhere to certain socially approved behaviour.
English - pp. 140-152.
Y. L. Tekhre, Department of Social Sciences, National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, Munirka, New Delhi 110067, India.
(INDIA, RURAL ENVIRONMENT, DAUGHTERS, SOCIALIZATION, CHILD NUTRITION.)
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29 HEALTH AND POPULATION PERSPECTIVES AND ISSUES, October-December 1998, Vol. 21, N° 4
Experience in early developmental studies with two fertility regulating drugs: Their current uses.
In 1950s and 1960s there was a great surge of interest in the development of fertility control methods. successful use of steroidal contraceptives in the human accelerated research on non-steroidal agents as well. A large number synthetic non-steroidal agents were screened for specific effects in reproductive biology and for antifertility activity.
This presentation relates to early developmental studies - biological and clinical with two potential fertility regulating agents viz. clomiphene citrate and centchroman. Clomiphene was originally intended to be used for fertility control in the female but subsequently proved to be a fertility promoting drug consistently inducing ovulation in anovulatory women. Its other clinical uses are also highlighted. Centchroman, which has somewhat similar biological actions, is primarily being used as an oral contraceptive. Its potential use in other clinical conditions is also indicated.
English - pp. 170-183.
S. Roy, Reproductive Health Foundation, New Delhi, India.
(MEDICAL RESEARCH, FAMILY PLANNING, FEMALE STERILITY, OVULATION, ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES.)
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