scholarly journals Decision Making Ability of Women Entrepreneurs Involved in Dairy Farming

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deepanka . ◽  
Amit Singh ◽  
Sanjeev Kumar Singh ◽  
Madhu Tiwari ◽  
Rashmi  .
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Dairy Farming ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Dairy Animals

Empowerment of women is fundamental for the progress of the country. Women play an important role in the socio-economic development of the country and in India they play a dual role. Women of the present day has extended her foot in every sphere and excelled through the same. They have broken the boundaries restricted to the house-hold work and the prejudice that women are homemaker and that they cannot compete with men. Women have increased their participation in economic activities especially in dairy farming activity as a as manager, decision makers and skilled workers. Therefore the study was planned to assess the decision making ability of the women entrepreneurs involved in dairy farming. This study was conducted in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh and a total of 120 women respondents were selected for study. Decision making ability of the respondents in dairy enterprise was studied under six subheads feeding, viz., breeding and management, health care, marketing and processing and miscellaneous activities. The response was collected by using a pretested structured interview schedule. The result shows that majority of respondents had decision making ability in feeding practices i.e., 68.18 per cent, 52.71 involved in breeding practices, 60.08 per cent involve in management practices, 57.92 per cent involved in health care, 61.46 per cent involved in marketing practices, 42.33 per cent involved in miscellaneous practices as insurance of dairy animals, advantage of dairy schemes etc. Though much of work of dairy farming is carried out by women but extension efforts and capacity building programmes are not generally designed for greater involvement of women and extending benefits to them. Therefore training module for scientific dairy farming can be formulated especially for women to improve their efficiency.

scholarly journals Users’ Experiences With an Interactive Evidence to Decision (iEtD) Framework: A Qualitative Analysis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose Francisco Meneses-Echavez ◽  
Sarah Rosenbaum ◽  
Gabriel Rada ◽  
Signe Flottorp ◽  
Jenny Moberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Guideline Development ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Positive Experience ◽  
Audio Recordings ◽  
Real Scenario ◽  
Care Decision

Abstract Background: Evidence to Decision (EtD) frameworks bring clarity, structure and transparency to health care decision making. The interactive Evidence to Decision (iEtD) tool, developed in the context of the DECIDE project and published by Epistemonikos, is a stand-alone online solution for producing and using EtD frameworks. Since its development, little is known about how organizations have been using the iEtD tool and what characterizes users’ experiences with it.Methods: This study aimed to describe users’ experiences with the iEtD and identify main barriers and facilitators related to use. We contacted all users registered in the iEtD via email and invited people who identified themselves as having used the solution to a semi-structured interview. Audio recordings were transcribed, and one researcher conducted a content analysis of the interviews guided by a user experience framework. Two researchers checked the content independently for accuracy. Results: Out of 860 people contacted, 81 people replied to our introductory email (response rate 9.4%). Twenty of these had used the tool in a real scenario and were invited to an interview. We interviewed all eight users that accepted this invitation (from six countries, four continents). ‘Guideline development’ was the iEtD use scenario they most commonly identified. Most participants reported an overall positive experience, without major difficulties navigating or using the different sections. They reported having used most of the EtD framework criteria. Participants reported tailoring their frameworks, for instance by adding or deleting criteria, translating to another language, or rewording headings. Several people preferred to produce a Word version rather than working online, due to the burden of completing the framework, or lack of experience with the tool. Some reported difficulties working with the exportable formats, as they needed considerable editing.Conclusion: A very limited number of guideline developers have used the iEtD tool published by Epistemonikos since its development. Although users’ general experiences are positive, our work has identified some aspects of the tool that need improvement. Our findings could be also applied to development or improvement of other solutions for producing or using EtD frameworks.

scholarly journals An Empirical Assessment of Participation and Decision Making by Rural Women in Agriculture and Livestock Activities

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 009-012
Author(s):  
Rashmi Chaudhary ◽  
◽  
Yasmin Janjhua ◽  
Avineet ◽  
Krishan Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Financial Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Poor Access ◽  
Women In Agriculture ◽  
Modern Technologies ◽  
Selection Of

Women make essential contributions to agriculture and rural economic activities in all developing countries. Even though women contribute 60 to 80% of the labour in agriculture and animal husbandry, their involvement in selection of suitable crops and adoption of innovative and good management practices is very low. The study reported that sampled women respondents have shown participation in all the selected agriculture and livestock activities excluding marketing and financial management. The study put forth that very less households witness female participation in agriculture and livestock activities related decision making. Some of the important reasons for their subdued role in decision making in agricultural production could be lack of awareness about new opportunities and modern technologies, inadequate facilities for training and capacity building and poor access to extension workers for consultation whenever needed.

scholarly journals Ethical dilemmas concerning decision-making within health care leadership: a systematic literature review

Medicina ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 46 (9) ◽  
pp. 595 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Tarja Suominen ◽  
Päivi Åstedt-Kurki ◽  
Daiva Lepaitė
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Care Management ◽  
Ethical Dilemmas ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Health Care Management ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Health Care Leadership

The objective was to describe the research methods and research focuses on ethical dilemmas concerning decision-making within health care leadership. Material and methods. The search was conducted on Medline and PubMed databases (1998–2008). The systematic review included 21 selected articles. Results. The ethical dilemmas concerning decision-making within health care leadership are related to three levels: institutional (particular organization), political and local interface (local governmental structure), and national (professional expertise and system). The terms that are used as adequate to the term of “ethical dilemma” are the following: “continuous balancing,” “result of resource allocation,” “gap between professional obligations and possibilities,” “ethically controversial situation,” “concern about interactions,” “ethical difficulty,” “outcome of medical choices,” “concern about society access to health care resources,” “ethically difficult/ challenging situation,” “(the consequence of) ethical concern/ethical issue.” In qualitative studies, a semi-structured interview and qualitative content analysis are the most commonly applied methods; in quantitative studies, questionnaire surveys are employed. In the research literature, there is a lack of specification according to professional qualification of health care professionals concerning ethical dilemmas by decision-making within health care management/administration. Conclusions. The research on ethical dilemmas in health care leadership, management, and administration should integrate data about levels at which ethical dilemmas occur and investigate ethical dilemmas as complex phenomena because those are attached to decision-making and specific nuances of health care management/administration. In this article, the presented scientific problem requires extensive scientific discussions and research on ethical dilemmas concerning decision-making within health care leadership at various levels.

scholarly journals A study on housing management practices of dairy animals in the Varanasi district of Eastern Uttar Pradesh

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Satya Prakash Yadav ◽  
Vinod Kumar Paswan ◽  
Pankaj Kumar Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Drainage System ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Housing System ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Housing Management ◽  
Dairy Animals ◽  
Animal House ◽  
Eastern Uttar Pradesh ◽  
On Farm

The study was carried out on 250 dairy farmers from 25 villages of Varanasi District on random basis distributed evenly through pre-tested questionnaire and and on farm personal visit and observation to identify various existing housing management practices adopted by the dairy farmers for their livestock. Results revealed that majority of the respondents (73.2 %) had their separate animal house located nearby their own house. A total of 60.8% of the farmers did not have optimum size of animal house and 61.6% did not have optimum floor space for their animals. Head to head system was preferred by the majority (44.4 %) of the respondents, tail to tail in 21.0% and 34.6% respondents were adopting single line housing system for their dairy animals. As for the floor of the animal house 35.2, 30.0 and 34.0% respondents had pucca cemented floor, brick paved floor and earthen floor, respectively. Roof of the animal house was made up of asbestos sheets, galvanised iron sheet and thatched roof in case of 58.8%, 12.4% and 28.8 % of respondents respectively. Whereas, majority (66.4%) respondents were using pucca (cemented) manger for feeding their animals; only 38.8 % of the respondents had provision of pucca drainage system. Although 53.2% had fairly good ventilation, only only 31.6% maintained proper cleanliness in their animal house. It was concluded that, dairy farmers of Varanasi district were not having optimum houses and they were not adopting proper scientific housing management practices for their dairy animals. Accordingly, it was revealed that there is a lot of scope for increasing productivity of animals and thereby, income of farmers from dairy animals by improving the housing parameters and housing management practices of dairy animals.

scholarly journals The occupational structure of rural workers in Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh

2021 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 294-307
Author(s):  
Kapil Kaushik ◽  
◽  
Ashok Kumar Kaushik ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Occupational Structure ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Literacy Rate ◽  
Rural Workers ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
The Village

Occupational structure refers to the division of workers into different types of economic activities. It is the activities by which people secure their livelihood and it also provides background knowledge for formulating development plans for any region. The paper presents the occupational structure of rural workers in the Mathura district. Mathura district is situated in the western part of Uttar Pradesh and has a high religious and economic importance. The whole study is mainly based on primary data collected through a structured interview schedule designed for the purpose. Field surveys were conducted during 2015-16 and 5270 respondents (2929 males and 2341 females) of 755 households were questioned to generate primary data. In the surveyed villages, the share of cultivation and agricultural labourers was 44.41 % and 16.32 % respectively. A large share of workers was engaged in primacy activities (66.73%). The analysis shows that there is a negative relationship between workers and literacy rate. It happens because as people get employment in cities they leave the village and only unemployed literates stay there. The results were derived with the help of statistical techniques and SPSS software whereas maps were prepared with the help of GIS Arc View software.

scholarly journals Knowledge in Tracking Danger Signs in Newborns and their Referrals by ASHA in Uttar Pradesh, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 20762-20765
Author(s):  
Dr. Tridibesh Tripathy
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Child Survival ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Interview Schedule ◽  
Danger Signs ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Depth Interviews

When ASHAs were introduced in NRHM in 2005, their primary aim was to visit homes of newborns as the first program in UP operated through the ASHAs was the Comprehensive Child Survival Program in 2008. Since then, tracking of all deliveries and all the newborns are an integral part of the work of ASHAs in all the primary health care programs operated by the NHM in UP. The current study explores some of the crucial variables of the danger signs in newborns and their subsequent referrals by the ASHAs in four districts of UP. Through this profile, the knowledge of ASHAs on these danger signs and the action that they take after identification is detailed out.    The relevance of the study assumes significance as data on the details of targeted activities on high risk newborns done by ASHAs in comparison to their performance are usually not available in various studies. A total of four districts of Uttar Pradesh were selected purposively for the study and the data collection was conducted in the villages of the respective districts with the help of a pre-tested structured interview schedule with both close-ended and open-ended questions. In addition, in-depth interviews were also conducted amongst the ASHAs and a total 250 respondents had participated in the study.

scholarly journals Leadership and Decision-making Style among Women Entrepreneurs: A Case of Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-79
Author(s):  
FILZAH MD ISA ◽  
NOR AZILA MOHD NOR ◽  
SHAISTA NOOR
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Democratic Leadership ◽  
Chinese Entrepreneurs ◽  
The Right ◽  
Women Entrepreneur ◽  
Malaysian Women

Women entrepreneur plays a catalytic role in economic development, as women constitute half of Malaysia's population. The contribution of women entrepreneurs in the country's economy is significant and may not ignore. Malaysia is a multicultural and multiethnic society comprised of Malays, Chinese, Indian and other local ethnics. The present study investigates the leadership and decision-making style among Malaysian women entrepreneurs. The present study adopted the qualitative research strategy, and ten women entrepreneurs are interviewed. A semi-structured interview technique is applied, and 6 Malays and 4 Chinese entrepreneurs made the study population. The result highlights that both Malay and Chinese entrepreneurs used democratic leadership styles for business management. Regarding decision-making, Malaysian women experienced failures in making the right decision. However, they considered the failure as a learning process for future decision-making. The present study will help new entrepreneurs persevere in their business ventures, and policymakers look into the best supports to enhance Malaysian women entrepreneurs' success. Keywords: Women Entrepreneur, Decision-making Process, Leadership Styles, Malaysia.

scholarly journals Perceived Constraints on Participation of Rural Women in Decision-Making Process: Insights from Dairy Farming in Surguja District of Chhattisgarh

2020 ◽  
pp. 23-29
Author(s):  
Ankur Gupta ◽  
Anindita Saha ◽  
Ravi Kumar Gupta ◽  
Digvijay Singh Dhakre
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Dairy Farming ◽  
Women Farmers ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Resource Ownership ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Perceived Constraints ◽  
Knowledge Constraint

The women folk are considered the backbone of the nation and better half of the men in almost all spheres of community development. Rural women constitute about 50% of the total rural population. The present study was conducted in Surguja district of Chhattisgarh to know the extent of participation of rural women in the decision-making process of dairy farming. Data were collected from 120 rural women using a structured interview schedule. 30 women farmers were chosen from each selected village thus constituting a sample size of 120 by simple random method. The study showed that the five components have greater than one Eigenvalues which was named constraint on social perception toward women, constraint on backwardness related, constraint of knowledge, Constraint on Resource Ownership and constraint on attitude. Dairy farming in the study area holds a very good future because certain dairy farming related operations and taking decisions farm women have better than male farmers. But due to many constraints and obstacles in the participation of rural women in the decision making process of dairy farming, which undermined the efficiency of rural women.

The role of record keeping and maintenance in enhancing decision making among smallholder dairy farmers in Gitugi Ward in Murang’a County, Kenya

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 535-545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Maku Gichohi
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Dairy Farm ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Dairy Farming ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Record Keeping ◽  
Ordinal Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Smallholder Dairy

Dairy farmers are expected to maintain farm records for aiding decisions making. However, the extent to which farm records inform decision making is not clear in Gitugi Ward in Murang’a County, Kenya. This study aimed to determine the role that record keeping and maintenance play in enhancing decision making of smallholder dairy farmers in that area. Descriptive survey research design was used to examine 175 smallholder dairy farmers. Simple random sampling technique was used in getting a sample size of 118 subjects. Data was collected using questionnaires and analyzed using SPSS. Ordinal logistic regression analysis was used to test the underlying proposition. Most smallholder dairy farmers have adequate experience in dairy farming and have minimum basic education, although not sufficient for making complex computations and interpretations for key decision making. The kind of decisions made based on dairy farm records statistically and significantly affect output in dairy farming businesses. Livestock Extension Officers should embark on advocacy programs, sensitization workshops, mentorship and training programs on record maintenance practices to ensure dairy farm records are preserved and utilized in supporting decision making. The findings of this study contribute to improvement of dairy farming information management practices and in making data-supported decisions among dairy farmers in Gitugi Ward, Mathioya Sub-County and in other geopolitical regions.

scholarly journals Assessment of Awareness and Practices of Biomedical Waste Management among Health Care Professionals at a Teaching Hospital in Uttar Pradesh

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monika Rajani
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Maximum Level ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Biomedical Waste ◽  
Current Practices

Improper waste management practices are a serious problem that involves not only the hospital staff but society at large. To improve biomedical waste (BMW) management, it is important to evaluate the current practices in BMW management (BMWM), identify the gaps, and address them. With this backdrop, this research was done to assess the awareness of BMW management practices among the healthcare professionals in a teaching hospital. This is a hospital-based observational study with assessment of 112 doctors, 230 nurses, and 158 waste handlers. The healthcare workers (HCW) were evaluated regarding awareness, and different practices of BMWM with a self-structured questionnaire. An overall score of ≥50% in each section was considered satisfactory regarding awareness and practices for BMWM. Data were analyzed statistically using SPSS Ver.21 software. Regarding the awareness on various aspects of BMWM, doctors had maximum level of awareness at 68.6% (60.0% – 77.2%), followed by nurses at 69.3% (63.3%-75.3%) and waste handlers at 55.9% (48.2% – 63.6%). Overall nurses showed maximum awareness of existing practices at 74.0% followed by doctors at 70.2% and waste handlers were at 53.8%. To optimize BMWM, it is important to raise awareness on best practices while evaluating the current practices. Gaps in knowledge and skills need to be identified and closed. Ongoing information, education and communication for health care professionals are pivotal in improving BMWM practices.

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