Governance of Urban Infrastructure in India: Exploring the Approaches, Attributes, and Opportunities Towards Sustainability
AbstractOf late, infrastructural issues have become the prime concern of urban governance in India. Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), which are constitutionally responsible for grass-root-level governance, do not have the sufficient financial independence to govern infrastructure comprehensively. Thus, a supply-demand anomaly is always evident. In the prevailing federal structure, the strategic framework of institutional devolution is incapable of satisfying the citizen ’s demands. By applying inductive logic and identifying the attributes, roles, and responsibilities of urban infrastructure governance actors, this paper invest...
Source: Global Social Welfare - August 16, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Spatial Inequality of Social Development —a Case Study in Paschim Medinipur District, West Bengal, India
In this study, a composite index is developed to evaluate the variation in human development across the sub-divisional blocks. The social development index (SDI) of the Paschim Medinipur district has been calculated and premeditated based on eight fundamental indices, including literacy, female literacy, school availability, the status of safe drinking water, the availability of electrified mosques, the availability of hospital beds, worker status, and urbanisation status, using a methodology developed by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). To evaluate the social development index in the Paschim Medinipur distri...
Source: Global Social Welfare - August 15, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Substance Abuse Among Elderly in India: Evidence Based on Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (SAGE) Wave 1
ConclusionThe Indian government must address the hidden epidemic of elderly substance abuse by increasing awareness and strengthening public health facilities. Policies and programs should focus on raising awareness and addressing the hazardous effects of substance abuse. (Source: Global Social Welfare)
Source: Global Social Welfare - August 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Intimate Partner Violence in (Un)-Romantic Relations: Its Spatial Dimensions in the Indian Context
AbstractPartner abuse is a significant contributor to total crimes in India. Atrocities against women in conjugal relations form the core of intimate partner violence (IPV). The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) shows spike in the number of cases reported from 4.8% in 2001 to 20.5% 2021 under cruelty against women by their spouses. This apparently means a dismal situation, but it also implies that reporting of intimate atrocities to the law keepers to address the issue have augmented in some cases whereas reporting is a constraint otherwise; and thus, the situation demands a deliberation from social research perspective...
Source: Global Social Welfare - August 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Gender Parity in Urbanizing City: A Case Study of Barasat City, India
AbstractFor sustainable urbanization, promoting equal value for men and women is indispensable. Although an urban environment provides women greater admittance to education, health and well-being, jobs, services, and infrastructure, compared to women living in rural areas, there are still disparities in access and opportunities for women within a city. The study emphasizes adopting a comprehensive and intersectional approach to assess the spatial variation of gender equality, which takes into account the multidimensional nature of gender-driven disparities and the effect of unplanned urbanization by integrating geoinformat...
Source: Global Social Welfare - July 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Commercialization of Home Through Homestay Tourism: A Study on Chatakpur of Darjeeling District (India) in Commensurate to ASEAN Standard and Revisit Intention
This study employed a descriptive qualitative research approach. Data were gathered from 25 homestay owners and 125 tourists. The findings imply that visitor satisfaction has a significant influence in experience value, willingness to return, and recommendation of the Chatakpur village following their returns. When designing and offering Chatakpur village as tourist attractions, tour operators might take advan tage of some useful advice from our research. Governments and non-profit organisations attempting to promote Chatakpur village's homestay tourism should benefit from the findings. (Source: Global Social Welfare)
Source: Global Social Welfare - July 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Prevalence and Determinants of Anaemia Among Under-Five Children in West Bengal: An Insight from the National Family Health Survey 2015 –2016
ConclusionsPolicymakers must consider the major driving factors of childhood anaemia to frame adequate strategies for eliminating anaemia. The study suggests more initiatives and investments for supplying adequate nutrition and quality health and medical care to the early-aged children, undernourished mothers (thin, anaemic), ST community, and poor families in the study area. This initiative may help improve child health (Sustainable Development Goal 03) and reduce inequality (SDG 10) in health status across various socio-demographic, economic groups, and regions within the state. (Source: Global Social Welfare)
Source: Global Social Welfare - July 14, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Participation in Practice in Community-Driven Development Projects in Afghanistan: A Case Study of Herat City
AbstractPoverty, lack of volunteering culture, and low level of literacy are some of the problems that challenge the true engagement of local communities in decision-making processes in developing countries. For effective engagement of communities in local projects, the World Bank has initiated the community-driven development (CDD) approach in Afghanistan. One of the CDD ’s programs was the Citizens Charter National Priority Program (CNPP) that reached the end of its first phase in 2020. Throughout the program, the World Bank has provided the basic services to urban and rural communities across Afghanistan. This researc...
Source: Global Social Welfare - July 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Food Hygiene Practices and Associated Factors Among Street Food Vendors in Northeastern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
AbstractStreet foods are ready-made meals, relatively inexpensive and easily accessible for the marginal people in developing countries. However, the lack of proper hygiene among vendors and the safety of the vending site make the street food sector a serious threat to public health. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the level of food hygiene practice and associated factors among street food vendors in Northeastern Ethiopia. A community-based cross-sectional study was performed among 422 street food vendors using a pre-tested structured questionnaire and an observation checklist from February 2020 to April 2020. Qu...
Source: Global Social Welfare - July 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Unpacking Urban Environmental Visions and Contestations of Street Vendors in Kolkata, West Bengal
AbstractStreet vendors, more popularly known as “hawkers” in South Asia, constitute a visible part of the urban informal population in India and often settle down for sale in public spaces like city streets, sidewalks, and overpasses. This, however, comes into conflict with the “environmental” visions of middle-class citizens who desire t o live in a world class city that is spectacular, hygienic, and centered around bourgeois aesthetics. As a result, street vendors are routinely targeted, dispossessed, and evicted. This is partly due to a vision of city planning and beautification, which considers entry points to ...
Source: Global Social Welfare - July 4, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Context of Trust in Physicians in Singapore: The Roles of Professional Intimacy, Physician Sexual Orientation, and Patient Sex
AbstractWhile the general public tends to place trust in medical professionals, little is known about their perceptions of homosexual physicians. Homosexual physicians are often unfairly viewed as less competent, moral, and professional compared to their heterosexual counterparts. The aim of this study was to explore the main and interaction effects of professional intimacy, physician sexual orientation, and patient sex on their ratings of physicians ’ trustworthiness. To accomplish this, a web-based survey was conducted using a cross-sectional design. The participants, who also acted as patients in the study, were prese...
Source: Global Social Welfare - July 1, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Earlier Sexual Debut as a Risk Factor for Substance Use Among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in Kazakhstan
ConclusionFuture research should examine pathways between earlier sexual experiences and substance use behaviors among sexually diverse populations. Earlier sexual experiences during childhood and adolescence may be relevant contextual information for interventions aimed at substance use risk prevention, treatment, and recovery among MSM populations. (Source: Global Social Welfare)
Source: Global Social Welfare - June 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Reflexivity and Positionality in Research: A Book Review of 'Walking the Bowl: A True Story of Murder and Survival Among the Street Children of Lusaka
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Source: Global Social Welfare - June 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Book Review: Ours to Explore: Privilege, Power, and the Paradox of Voluntourism
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Source: Global Social Welfare - June 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Sex and Sexual Identity Disparities in STDs and Their Mental Health or Substance Use Disorder Risk Factors Among Black/African American Adults
This study revealed differences in STD diagnosis based on the intersection of sex and sexual identity, mental heal th, and substance use among Black/African American adults for tailored intervention development efforts. (Source: Global Social Welfare)
Source: Global Social Welfare - June 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
