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Subject: Family Resource Management × End date: 2020 × Start date: 2020 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    An exploratory study on impact assessment of universal health coverage in Udham Singh Nagar District of Uttarakhand state
    (G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand), 2020-12) Pandey, Pratibha; Vats, Aditi
    Access to quality healthcare is a fundamental need of a country’s citizens and lays the foundation for sustainable and equitable economic development. Over a last few decades, India has made significant progress on the primary healthcare front. A large section of the population still lacks access to these services. The study mainly focuses to attain general information on usage, preferences, and constraints faced by the rural people in accessing the healthcare services and to assess the knowledge level of the respondents with their perception & awareness towards Universal Health Coverage. A descriptive research design was chosen in order to achieve the formulated objectives of the study. The study was conducted in 5 villages ( Anandpur, ,Indarpur, Chukti, Narayanpur, Gukulnagar) of Kichha, Udham Singh Nagar District of Uttarakhand State. The pre coded interview schedule and self-structured knowledge tool, self structured perception scale and self- structured awareness scale was used to gather the required information. 15 % households from each of the selected village were included in the sample. Total 125 respondents were selected using simple random sampling without replacement. It was found that age and income level of the respondents were the significant factors that decide knowledge regarding UHC(Universal Health Coverage). Knowledge level of the respondent has an impact on people’s perception. Knowledge level of the respondents was found to be good. While overall perception towards Universal Health Coverage was good. Respondents had moderate perception level towards Universal Health Care services. They were facing constraints in accessing the healthcare services like unavailability of doctor at Public & Community Health Centres, high expenses of health services, unavailability of funds to spend on healthcare services.
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    Assessment of musculoskeletal disorder among garage workers
    (G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand), 2020-12) Alka Chandrakanta; Deepa Vinay
    The garage workers are highly exposed to heavy manual material handling. Due to heavy manual material handling and repetitive tasks in garage, leads to occupational health hazards among garage workers. The total sample of 75 respondents were selected randomly from three district of Uttrakhand (Udham Singh Nagar, Nainital and Almora) who were working in garage. For collection of experimental data, 30 per cent of the total respondents was selected and RULA, REBA and ART tools were used and for descriptive study demographic questionnaire, Standardized Nordic Questionnaire, stress coping strategies questionnaire, work environment questionnaire, updated Modified Kuppuswamy’s Socioeconomic Scale(2020), health status checklist, personal protective equipment checklist, risk assessment and workplace checklist were used. The finding of present research investigation revealed that majority of garage workers were having lower middle socio-economic status. Most workers were suffering from low back, neck and shoulder pain and also having dyspepsia (indigestion) or bowel disturbance problem. As a stress coping strategies, majority of them reported that they consumed tobacco and offer prayers and cent per cent garage workers need of action in adjusting the working height at elbow level, use foot platforms for small workers introduce a work- rotation system to avoid repetition of the same types of work, use hanging tools, label containers of hazardous chemicals and store them inappropriate places. The result of RULA, REBA and ART revealed that almost all the postures adopted by the workers while repairing shows the medium and high level of risk exposure. The environment parameters like light (1693.56±563.64 lux), humidity (58.49±8.84%), temperature (27.65±1.819°C) and noise(61.95±7.50 dB) were within recommended level. The years of employment of garage workers was positively and significantly correlated with muscle pain (R=0.286) and results were obtained by using SPSS software. The sensitizing training program were also organized to add value and efficiency of garage workers.