Rural Awareness Work Experience (RAWE) was introduced in to the curriculum of B.Sc.Home Science (Hons.) by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi, in the year 2002.It aims at bringing improvement in quality of life of rural families.It had also been realized that formal system of education is restricted to classroom and laboratory situation.In real life situation learning through experience has become an integral part of the education.This informal education enables the students and teachers to actively participate in examining the subject matter and it's utility to solve problems of the rural women.The present study was planned to assess the extent of adoption of home science practices disseminated under Rural Awareness Work Experience (RAWE) programme of College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana.Four villages i.e.Rauwal, Sidhwan Kalan, Talwandi Khurd and Sarabha of Ludhiana district were selected for the purpose of the study.A total of 120 rural women constituted the sample of the study.The findings of the study inferred that the extent of adoption of majority of respondents for Apparel and Textile Science (77.50%) and Family Resource Management (74.16%) was low.Consequently, it may be concluded that there is a large scope for betterment of adoption rate of home science practices by rural women.
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disorder that prevents the body to utilize glucose completely or partially.It is characterized by raised glucose concentration in the blood and alterations in carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism.The prevalence of diabetes in India is reaching alarming proportions.The present study was design to access the dietary pattern and life style behaviour of diabetic patients.Total 300 diabetes type -2 patients from five hospitals of Ranchi districts were purposively selected.Maximum 51.33 per cent reported diet control is the prime factor for diabetic patients.Diet is the single most important factor in the successful treatment of diabetes.Inspite of all advance medical treatment diet has maintained its supremacy.Despite frequent intake of meals continual loss of weight is the symptom of diabetes.Forty-seven per cent families had strong hereditary tendency to diabetes.The family plays an important role both in health and diseases in the prevention and treatment of individual illness.Health care is the primary necessity of the society.
Domestic Violence undoubtedly a human right issue where it is very important to know what actually leads to act of domestic violence.Exploitation of women for demanding more dowry, discrimination of women, alienation of women's self acquired property fraudulently, torture by husband and in-laws, arguing with the partner, refusing to have sex with the partner, neglecting children, going out of home without telling the partner, not cooking properly or on time, indulging in extra marital affairs, not looking after in-laws, cruelty by husband or in-laws mentally or physically, abusing and insulting by using vulgar language, sexual harassment, molestation, immoral traffic, rape, sodomy and all other inhuman acts are some of the most common causes for women stalking and battering.Present study was carried out in order to find out the reasons of Awareness of Domestic Violence: Need of Hour.The sample was comprised with 240 women from the age range of 24-40 years were selected from 3 district headquarter of Rajasthan.Domestic violence awareness scale was developed to see the awareness level of women.Tool was standardized by the investigator through calculated validity and reliability.The tool covers three major aspects on self aspect, family and social aspect and legal aspect of women.The data obtained were analyzed in the light of objectives set for the present investigation.Percentage was calculated for each part.The research finding also indicates that women were less awareness regarding domestic violence and aspect related to it.
The present study was undertaken to study the preferences of consumer regarding purchase of western dresses.An interview schedule was framed for collecting the preference off respondents and sources of information, factors and various constructional features.The results of the collected data revealed that the most important source of gathering information in dresses was internet followed by television.Most of the respondents preferred to purchase dresses from boutiques and retail shops.The most important factor considered by respondents was price and comfort.
The aim of the study is to do content analysis pertaining to elder abuse.80 articles related to elder abuse were analysed from 2018 to 2019 to study the reasons for elder abuse.The information collected was analyzed using frequencies and percentages.The result revealed that different types of elder abuse were found as physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, financial exploitation, neglect and abandonment.The reasons for elder abuse were found as psychological and emotional abuse (56.25%), abuse by care givers (24.16%) mistreatment by their own children (14.32%) and improper medication (5.27 %).
