International Journal of Social Sciences and Management

266-271

Authors: Sabin Karki

A livelihood comprises the capabilities, assets and activities required for a means of living. A livelihood is sustainable when it can cope with and recover from stresses and shocks and maintain or enhance its capabilities and assets both now and in the future, while not undermining the natural resource base. And The Framework used can be understood as a tool or checklist to understand poverty in responding to poor people’s views and their own understanding of poverty. In this context, a research was designed to study the sustainable livelihood framework: monitoring and evaluation. Different related of published and unpublished materials like books, research articles and other materials like package manuals were reviewed and the paper was prepared. The paper showed that, livelihood approaches are conceptual frameworks that promote people centered development. They are responsive and participatory, and they favor multidisciplinary and multilevel development interactions. Monitoring and evaluation must look beyond activity-based indicators of progress and resource-based definitions of change to measure achievements from the perspective of partners and beneficiaries. Livelihoods analysis helps us to address these assumptions as part of the project design. Assumptions can be ‘internalized’ either by including complementary activities (to cover ‘horizontal’ assumptions) or by linking projects up-stream and down-stream to ensure an appropriate enabling environment.

279-284

Authors: Muna Bhattarai, Rajmi Gurung, Sunita Gurung, Sharmila Poudel, Janaki Mahato, Kalpana Katel, Harikala Soti, Sabita Koirala, Laxmi Paudyal

Newborn care is an essential component of the health care delivery system to maintain the optimal health of the newborn and reduce mortality and morbidity in newborn. Neonatal care refers to the services which are provided by the mother to their neonates such as maintaining thermoregulation, breastfeeding, hygiene, immunization, and care of umbilical cord. The objective of the study was to assess the knowledge and practice of neonatal care among postnatal mothers. A descriptive cross-sectional study design was adopted and 150 postnatal mothers were selected using a non-probability, convenient sampling technique. Data were collected by using semi-structured interviews with a Likert scale and analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study result revealed that 60.7 percent of the postnatal mother was aged between more than 25 years. The majority of the postnatal mother (60.7%) of had good knowledge and majority of the respondent (80.7%) of had adequate practice regarding neonatal care. Among multigravida mothers, the majority (61.9%) had good knowledge of neonatal care. Where among primigravida mothers, majority (54.2%) had good knowledge. Among multigravida mothers, the majority (78.6%) had adequate practices on neonatal care.Wheres among primigravida mothers; majority (91.7%) had adequate practices. There is a significant association between the level of knowledge and age (P=0.020), occupational status (P= 0.027), and type of family (p= 0.004). It is concluded that multigravida mothers had good knowledge and adequate practices compared to primigravida mothers. Hence, there is a need for awareness programs by government and non-government organizations, especially among first-time pregnant mothers.

292-298

Authors: Bala Sharma, Bishnu Raj Ojha, Ankit Ojha, Bina Sapkota, Gaurav Adhikari, Samikshya Gautam

This study was conducted to determine the cost contribution of pesticide to total cost of vegetable production along with criteria for the choice of pesticides, its handling and application pattern. It also includes the amount of pesticides imported in 2020 in Palpa district. Fifty farmers and 15 agro-vets were selected for a pretested questionnaire schedule. Microsoft-Excel and Statistical Package for Social Sciences were used to analyze the data. Mean and standard deviation was used to categorize the age of respondents. Contribution of pesticides was 3% to the total cost of vegetable production. Farmers were rarely aware of safe application procedures, 64% used different pesticides based on their efficacy alone and 54% didn’t adopt any safe disposal mechanism. Among different chemical classes of pesticide used for vegetable production, organophosphates constitute the highest i.e. 80%. Highest annual consumption of organophosphate pesticide was malathion dust (2287 kg) and carbamate was mancozeb (196 kg).

306-311

Authors: Hilalulla K.B., Arul Actovin C., Prasath Selvaraj

The research focused on students who are pursuing their final year in three different professional courses- Master of Social Work, Bachelor of Education, and Bachelor of Nursing at three different educational institutions in Puducherry. This study adopted a descriptive research design and used interaction with a disable person (IDP) scale to understand the attitude of student professionals toward persons with disabilities and also to find what influences the attitude of future professionals. The primary aim is to learn more about the way students of three different professions generally view persons with disabilities and feel about interacting with this population. The interaction and attitude will create an impact on their practice of the profession in the future. The findings indicate that the students of three different professions were having a negative attitude towards PWDs but no significant difference was found in gender, locality, and course of study. Results also enlighten the educators, health professionals and non-governmental organizations to plan programs that shall create changes in the attitude of students towards PWDs. This research concludes with reflections on the need to revive the social interaction of student professionals with persons with disabilities.

320-332

Authors: Christina Shandra Tobondo, Djayani Nurdin, Eko Jokolelono

This study aims to analyze the direct and indirect effects of foreign investment (PMA), domestic investment (PMDN), and government investment on poverty levels through economic growth in Central Sulawesi Province. Research explanations (explanatory research) will prove a causal relationship between the independent variable (independent variable) foreign direct investment (FDI), investment in the country (domestic), and government investment, with poverty as the dependent variable (dependent variable) with a variable economic growth as a variable intervening. The type of data used in this study is panel data (pooled data). The sampling method used purposive sampling technique. Using SEM (Structural Equation Modeling) analysis tools with the PLS (Partial Least Square) approach. The results of the first hypothesis show that there is a direct influence between foreign investment (PMA) and government investment on poverty levels in Central Sulawesi, but there is no direct influence between domestic investment (PMDN) on poverty levels in Central Sulawesi. The second hypothesis testing shows that there is an indirect effect between foreign investment, domestic investment, and government investment on poverty levels through economic growth in Central Sulawesi. Efforts to increase economic growth and reduce poverty in Central Sulawesi can be carried out through the creation of a conducive social, political, legal, and bureaucratic system, the realization of investment that is directly correlated with economic programs to alleviate poverty, and maximize the use of Corporate Social Responsibility funds. (CSR) by local governments through the body of the APBD.