scholarly journals A community-based knowledge, attitude and practices study of Accredited Social Health Activist functionaries in active case detection of Leprosy in Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh

Author(s):  
Jaideep Kumar Chaubey ◽  
Arslan Neyaz ◽  
Malik S. Ahmed ◽  
Virendra Kumar ◽  
Kripashankar Nayak

Background: Leprosy was eliminated at the global level in the year 2000. But regional disparities still exist. Some countries have not attained the elimination status and still reporting a good number of cases. The major burden of new cases was from India, Brazil and Indonesia. Early case detection and treatment is the key to achieve elimination. ASHA workers are involved in this campaign to make it successful. The objective of this study was to assess the knowledge of ASHA functionaries regarding leprosy disease and to analyze the field practices of ASHA functionaries during LCDC activity.Methods: The present study was a community based observational study which was conducted at field practice area of RHTC, Hind Institute of Medical Sciences from 6 November to 19 November 2017. All ASHA functionaries were interviewed using preformed semi-structured questionnaire. Data were stored in Microsoft excel XP and analyzed.Results: None (0%) of ASHA functionaries correctly knew the exact cause of leprosy. Only 10.2% knew mode of transmission, 89.8% knew sign and symptoms, 28.6% knew complications, 12.2% knew prevention of complications, only 10.2% knew exact meaning of MDT. Only 63.3% ASHAs had prior information about orientation training. Out of these only 26.5% completed the practical exercises. Local community remained uninformed about LCDC activity as IEC activities were very poor in all of the centers.Conclusions: In India ASHA workers are the main health functionaries for LCDC activity and in this study, we found that quality of orientation training was substandard as compared to GOI guidelines. So, every effort should be given to make orientation training successful.

2021 ◽  
Vol 92 ◽  
pp. 07043
Author(s):  
Monika Nova

Research background: Community-based tourism has become a very popular form of sustainable tourism in the world. Tourism is supposed to be developmental in nature benefiting the local community by improving the Quality-of-Life and the standard of living for locals and local commerce. It is therefore imperative to understand that the community around tourism development is important and has to be involved in the development from the initial planning of the development as the sole beneficiaries of the development. Purpose of the article: The aim of this work was to evaluate the prerequisites for the development of community-based tourism and Bridging the technology gap for community-based tourism projects in Cambodia. Methods: The theoretical part is focused especially on community-based tourism, its origin, history and possibilities of development. The practical part of the thesis consists of a descriptive part which characterizes the studied area from the point of view of living conditions and tourism, and, also, contains the results of analysis of interviews conducted conditions and tourism, and, also, contains the results of analysis of interviews conducted with the local people and person by the implementer during the stay in the Cambodia were analysed using the Grounded theory method. Findings & Value added: The result of the paper is to set the prerequisites for the development of community-based tourism and recommendations for a subsequent research.


2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nana Kariada Tri Martuti ◽  
Sri Mulyani Endang Susilowati ◽  
Wahid Akhsin Budi Nur Sidiq ◽  
Ditha Prasisca Mutiatari

The coastal area of Semarang City has a strategic function for regional economic development. Due to land use change, the environmental quality of coastal area is damaged and declining. The environmental quality decline has affected the socio-economic quality of local community. This research aims to investigate the role of local community in sustainable environmental management in Semarang City coastal area. The study takes place in two kelurahans, namely Tugurejo and Mangunharjo, and applies a descriptive qualitative approach to figure out the local community role in the coastal environment rehabilitation. Data collection through a preliminary survey supported with a satellite imagery study covers up an appropriate ecosystem with the research substance. Then the following data analysis and interpretation uses Miles and Huberman interactive analysis method. The results show the significant role of the local community in coastal area quality management and improvement in Semarang City more effectively and efficiently. This relates to their active interactions in various community-based programs including wave-breaking instrument building and mangrove nursery and planting.


Res Publica ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-149
Author(s):  
Jef Gabriëls

The local security policy aims at improving the quality of life and the security ofthe local community, based on the expectations of that community. One ofthe instruments for the local authorities to reach this aim is the local police force's assistance.  Police strategies exist on the levels ofprevention, intervention, tracing of criminals, preservation of the public order, victim treatment and neighbourhood development.  Sense of responsibility in the field, job rotation and smooth internal communication act quite stimulatingly, both in the community-aimed first-line care and in public assistance.  The changing police structure in Belgium through which the state police are allowed to take up basis police tasks produced a number of bottlenecks as well asa number of opportunities.Municipalities play a major role in matters of public order and security in which the municipal police occupy a central place. Fluid cooperation between the major and the corps commander in a permanently innovating structure will certainly lead to a thorough and excellent community policing


2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Vonne Lumenta ◽  
Stephanus V. Mandagi ◽  
Markus T. Lasut

A study on community based mangrove management was conducted in Bahoi of North Minahasa District of North Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. This aims of the study were to examine the management of mangrove including community involvement in the whole processes as well as the institutional settings; to examine knowledge and atitute of the community of Bahoi toward the management processes; to find out its impacts to the community and marine ecosystems.   Methods used in this study were interviews and surveys. For the former, all key persons involving in the management including representative of government were interviewed. With the latter, 30 community members or around 10% of total population were randomly selected and requested to fill in questionnaries containing multiple choices questions to meet the objectives of the study. This study revealed that the management of mangrove has been projects driven activities since year 2000. Yet communities were partly involved in the management including during the establishment of organization and village Ordinance, the survey shows that only 30% of respondents actively involved. That is why 63% of respondent argue that the management processes is lacking and 23% recon that it should be improved. Moreover, 100% of respondents claim that they strongly support conservation of mangrove and other coastal resources; 90% of the respondent answer that cultural background (Sangiran ethnicity) drives their attitude about preserving the coastal resources. In terms of implication of the management mangrove and other coastal resources in Bahoi, they argue that it has resulted in improvement of income and a healthy mangrove ecosystem. Keywords: Mangrove, Management, Bahoi     Abstract Penelitian ini tentang pengelolaan mangrove berbasis masyarakat telah dilakukan di Desa Bahoi di Kabupaten Minahasa Utara Propinsi Sulawesi Utara Indonesia. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui proses dan dinamika pengelolaan mangrove berbasis masyarakat khususnya tentang keterlibatan masyarakat dan faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi pengelolaan terutama pengetahuan dan sikap masyarakat, serta dampak pengelolaan terhadap masyarakat dan ekosistem pesisir lainnya. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah wawancara (interview) dan survei. Wawanara telah dilakukan terhadap semua tokoh kunci yang terlibat dan mempengaruhi pengelolaan, sedangkan untuk survei dengan menggunakan kuisioner, sejumlah 30 responden atau sekitar 10% dari jumlah penduduk telah dipilih secara random bersedia memberikan jawaban atas pertanyaan-pertanyaan pilihan berganda (multiple choises). Penelitian ini mengdapatkan bahwa pengelolaan mangrove di Desa Bahoi didorong oleh proyek pemerintah sejak tahun 2000. Namun masyarakat belum seluruhnya dalam proses pengelolaan mangrove termasuk dalam pembuatan lembaga dan Peraturan Desa tentang pengelolaan sumberdaya pesisir. Makanya 63% responden mengakui kalau pengelolaan yang ada kurang baik dan 23 % menyarankan perlu perbaikan. Selanjutnya 100% menyatakan mendukung sepenuhnya usaha konservasi mangrove dan sumberdaya pesisir lain. 90 % dari mereka percaya bahwa factor budaya Sangir yang mendorong sikap mereka untuk menjaga lingkungan pesisir. Mengenai dampak pengelolaan ekosistem mangrove, masyarakat dan pemerintah menjawab bahwa telah membantu meningkatkan pendapatan atau ekonomi masyarakat dan ekosistem mangrove semakin sehat. Kata kunci: Mangrove, Managemen, Bahoi


2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-44
Author(s):  
Tomás López-Guzmán ◽  
Osvaldo Borges ◽  
Ana María Castillo-Canalejo

Community-based tourism is taking its place in the world as an alternative to traditional tourist destinations, especially in developing countries. This form of tourism allows for greater contact with the local community and for the tourist to experience new sensations while enabling the economic and social development of the geographic area. In this paper, the results of fieldwork carried out in the island of Fogo (Cape Verde) are presented, assessing the opinion and perception tourists visiting this island have of both the quality of the services offered by community-based tourism enterprises, as well as the potential of the tourism resources in the area. The main results of the investigation endorse the quality of services offered to tourists by local businesses and highlight the hospitality of the local community, a key element for the development of this kind of tourism, particularly in different african countries. Similarly, it highlights the passenger satisfaction with services received and the need to strengthen the training to tourism staff through aid, for example, international cooperation, NGOs and universities. The originality of this research comes from analysis of the demand made on a concrete island of Cape Verde, a country which is producing a huge economic development through the tourism sector.


2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 278-295
Author(s):  
Zoe Bray ◽  
Christian Thauer

In this article, we explore how corporate social responsibility may serve to mitigate the confl ict between the utopia that many people—particularly those from underprivileged backgrounds in emerging markets states—associate with globalization and, on the other hand, the detrimental effect this globalization often actually has both on the quality of life of people and on the environment. Empirical data is drawn from field research on firm and local community relations in South Africa and China. We consider the extent to which corporate social responsibility may be a means to move beyond both utopian hopes and the dystopian reality of globalization.


Author(s):  
Christian Eduardo Henríquez Zuñiga ◽  
Marisela Pilquiman Vera ◽  
Juan Carlos Skewes ◽  
Carlos Alberto Cioce Sampaio

A revitalização de espaços e elementos simbólicos, conjuntamente a governança de territórios habitados é uma prioridade dos povos originários da America Latina, diante de uma historia de repressão cultural. Estes, por sua vez, tentam conservar elementos próprios de sua cultura. Contudo, esse esforço não é tarefa fácil quando há o predomínio da cultura ocidental, pretensiosamente homogênea, com traços urbanos e materialistas. Os Mapuches se encontram em uma situação de precariedade no Chile, são discursivamente descontextualizados e desterritorializados. A problemática esta dada pelas disputas e imposições sobre uso e acessos a recursos naturais, neste caso, a qualidade da água, o que altera e condiciona a cotidianidade da comunidade indígena. Neste contexto o presente trabalho objetiva dar conta de uma experiência na qual se procurou avançar na identificação e priorização das demandas da comunidade de Tralcao para respondê-las a partir de uma proposta de turismo de base comunitária (TBC). Metodologicamente, trabalhou-se com pesquisa-ação participante, a partir de oficinas e observações de campo. Realizou-se um transecto com estudantes do ensino médio que participam do Projeto Pré-Honra de Ecolíderes, universitários que compõem o Programa de Honra em Meio Ambiente e Desenvolvimento Humano Sustentável, no âmbito da Universidade Austral do Chile, e membros da comunidade indígena de Tralcao. O transecto baseia-se na coleta de dados ao longo de uma caminhada de reconhecimento do território mediante observações sistemáticas sobre modos de vida e biodiversidade. O eixo articulador do turismo de base comunitária (TBC) se sustentou a partir da comunidade, convivialidade e cotidianidade mapuche, na qual se deseja conservar seus modos de vida e preservar a biodiversidade territorial, construindo de maneira solidária propostas de turismo como alternativa para resgatar, difundir e conservar o mundo mapuche. Não se deseja transformar comunidades em aldeias paradisíacas, no sentido de espetacularizá-las. O TBC pode ser utilizado como um arranjo pedagógico que melhor qualifica a educação ambiental, no sentido de formar cidadãos proativos, ao contrário de seres passivos, utilizando-se de trilhas interpretativas de paisagens naturais associadas a paisagens construídas. ABSTRACT The revitalization of the symbolic spaces and elements, along with the governability of the inhabited territories, are a priority among the original peoples of Latin America in the context of a history of cultural repression, who try to retain their identity. However, such an effort is far from easy under the hegemony of a Western culture that aims to impose homogeneity, materialism and urbanism to indigenous societies. The Mapuche live under a situation of vulnerability in Chile, discursively decontextualized and deterritorialized. The problem arises from the disputes and restrictions over Access and use of natural resources, and in this case, over the quality of water that conditions and modifies indigenous community everyday life. In this context, this paper informs about an experience through which it was aimed to create instances to identify, promote and prioritize the Tralcao community’s claims, while generating new ways of inter and transdiciplinary knowledge to confront such claims including a proposal of community based tourism (CBT) as a practical engagement in the process. This experience was worked by means of participatory research, from office work and field observations. With a group of high school and university students along with members of the local community, a transect was designed and studied. Participants of this experience were students of the Honors Program in environmental Studies of the Universidad Austral de Chile, the Pre-Honors Project of Eco leaders, and the community of Tralcao. The transect consisted in the gathering of environmental information through a walk of recognition of the community territory about the ways of life and biodiversity. Community based tourism is based upon hospitality, everyday life and sharing and it aims the conservation of local ways of life and the protection of biodiversity. It ambitions to design tourism as a strategy for rescuing, disseminating and conserving the Mapuche world. It avoids, however, the exhibition of such world as paradisiacal. The CBT may be used as a pedagogical method for providing environmental education, thus, contributing to the formation of citizens rather than passive individuals. In so doing, it recognizes the signals that are inscribed in the natural landscapes associated with the built environment. Keywords: Community based tourism; Mapuches communities; Hospitality and everyday life.


2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. p14
Author(s):  
Chenjerai Zanamwe ◽  
Edson Gandiwa ◽  
Never Muboko ◽  
Olga L. Kupika ◽  
Billy B. Mukamuri

This study analysed the status of ecotourism and related developments in the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area (GLTFCA) with some specific examples drawn from Zimbabwe. The objectives of the study were to: (i) explore the evolution of wildlife conservation and ecotourism related enterprise development by local communities, and (ii) determine factors influencing local community-owned wildlife conservation and ecotourism related enterprises in the GLTFCA. The study was based on two data collection methods, i.e., documentary review of academic literature and reports, and key informant interviews with 30 selected stakeholders from Chipinge and Chiredzi districts conducted between January and June 2018. The findings showed that there is some progress related to initiatives to help improve community-based wildlife conservation and cross border ecotourism. However, some challenges attributed to lack of market linkages and networks, macro-economic challenges faced by Zimbabwe which escalated since the year 2000 and limited institutional capacity of community-based institutions are negatively affecting the achievement of the desired targets. It is recommended that participatory planning and enhanced involvement of the local communities in wildlife conservation and ecotourism related enterprises be prioritized.


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