Thane District Research Articles

Village Development Planning-A Case Study in Thane District

This report consist of initial findings through survey of the Palsoli village District, Thane, Maharashtra. Survey was done in the presence of Village Head, Sarpanch, and data was collected from villagers itself. This report consists of possible facilities such as sanitisation, water availability, sewage treatment and various other socio-economic developments which will improve the life of the villagers.

Conservation of Some Natural Resources in Ganeshpuri, Thane Maharashtra, India

A survey of Ganeshpuri, Thane district in Maharashtra was conducted. It was found to be rich in flora and fauna. Many medicinal plants, flowers, birds, insects and animal species were observed. This paper deals with the study of observed species of birds, insects, plants and hot springs in the area. An overview of natural beauty of the place is depicted in this work. Conservation of the natural habitat is essential and needs immediate attention.

Substance use and its determinants among students of industrial training institute in tribal area of Thane district, Maharashtra

Background: Substance use is a major public health challenge because it is engulfing the younger generation with serious health, social and economic concern. Unhealthy behaviors such as smoking, drinking and illicit drug use often begin during adolescence. The study was undertaken with objectives of assessing the prevalence of substance use and its determinants among students of Industrial Training Institute (ITI).Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in all students of the institute to find out prevalence of substance use and its determinants. Data was collected in a predesigned and pretested proforma by oral questionnaire method and was analyzed by SPSS software using descriptive statistics and appropriate statistical tests of significance.Results: Prevalence of substance use was 18%. There was no significant association of substance use with age, education, caste or residence of the student but it was significantly associated with type of family (p=0.02) and literacy of mother and father (p=0.04 and p=0.01). Tobacco was most commonly used substance and most common factor determining substance use was addiction in family members. All the participants were aware about cancer as a health hazard of substance use but awareness about other health hazards was low.Conclusions: Several factors can act as determinants of substance use including type of family, education of parents, peer pressure and addiction in family members. Role of family and society should be identified and practiced for prevention and control of this substance use.

Preparedness for health-related SDGs among healthcare workers in a rural district of Maharashtra with reference to achievements of MDGs 4, 5 and 6.

Background:Healthcare workers at field level constitute a major pillar in the large public health infrastructure of India. At this juncture, it becomes necessary to understand their role in achieving MDGs, issues, and challenges on the field and how ‘prepared’ they are to embark upon the new responsibilities in the coming 15 years to achieve the SDGs. This will form a springboard for the next generation of healthcare providers to successfully achieve the SDGs.Materials and Methods:This qualitative research study was conducted in the rural part of Thane district from September 2016- March 2017. Four Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) were done to assess the role, activities, reasons for successes and shortcomings of MDG indicators for healthcare providers and thereby assess preparedness for achieving health-related SDGs at the grass-root level.Results:Major challenges faced in the field were cultural barriers, poverty, illiteracy, fear, disregard for the health workers. There were challenges in human resource management such as workload, unpaid work, dissatisfaction, grievance redressal, leaves, etc., Suggested technical and health-centric interventions were skill development, supportive supervision, incentives and better implementation of new policies. Training in soft skills is needed.Conclusions:The health workers seem to be unaware of the term MDGs/SDGs but, showed a deep sense of commitment towards improving the health of people and meeting their work targets despite the challenges faced in the field. Their justified concerns need to be addressed to have better retention and improved performance.

Highest and Best Use Analysis in Micro-Market of Dombivli

Kalyan-Dombivli is a twin city within the Thane district and forms the "Peripheral Central Suburbs" of Mumbai. Dombivli is a town in Kalyan tehsil and falls under the jurisdiction of Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC). Highest and Best Use Analysis was conducted for the micro-market Dombivli using six step market analysis process. This study focuses on being able to understand the real estate market dynamics in the given context of the chosen micro-market. This allows one to make an informed decision about the most profitable use the site can be put to and its competitive position among the various market participants. The site chosen is hypothetical in nature. The study makes use of primary and secondary data for the various rationales presented in it. It was observed that there is a dearth of affordable properties, Grade A commercial spaces, organized retail spaces (malls) in the city despite an oversupply of residential housing. The inferences and recommendations are based on several scientific methodologies of urban economics and market study. The major conclusion drawn among them all was that, mixed use of the property (Commercial/Residential mix and Commercial/ Retail mix) would bring in the highest returns.

Time Utilization Pattern and Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, Threats (SWOT) among Poultry Value Chain in Thane District of Maharashtra

A study was conducted on 120 poultry farm women in the Thane district of Maharashtra to study time utilization and Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, Threats (SWOT) analysis among Farm Women in poultry farming. Farm women having a minimum of 2 poultry birds with 1 to 3 years of experience were selected. Data were collected personally with the help of a pre-tested structured interview schedule and analyzed with the help of the equidistance method and Garrett ranking.0020Farm women used to spend minimal time on poultry farming activities along with their regular activities as Poultry is very easy to rear and manage in the backyard of the home without any specific inputs on feeding and additionally, it is the cheapest source of protein. Further, lack of micro-finance facilities was limited which lowered the development of poultry activities including constructing sheds, buying breed specific birds, quality and balanced feeds. The majority of the farm women used to spend 1 to 5 mins/day in water management, collection of eggs and daily checking of their birds. Easy to read and manage, mortality due to poor health care and management practices, source of self-employment and additional livelihood and attack by predators was perceived as strength, weakness, opportunity, and threats respectively by the poultry farm women.

Soil Erosion and Crop Productivity Loss in Palghar and Thane Districts of Maharashtra

Present research work was carried out on soil erosion and crop productivity loss in Palghar and Thane districts. The study also describes tolerable soil loss and relationship between top-soil loss and yield loss. The estimated average annual soil loss was 40.45 t ha-1yr-1 before adoption of the soil and water conservation measures (by USLE method) and estimated average tolerable soil loss was 9.36 t ha-1 yr-1, for Palghar district. Similarly, for Thane district the estimated average annual soil loss and tolerable soil loss were found to be 35.89 t ha-1 yr-1 and 9.61 t ha-1 yr-1, respectively for Thane district. The estimated average conservation practice factor (P) factors were obtained as 0.32 for Palghar district and 0.30 for Thane district to bring the soil loss below the tolerable limit. After adoption of soil and water conservation measures, the estimated soil loss were 9.02 t ha-1 yr-1 and 9.38 t ha-1 yr-1 for Palghar and Thane districts, respectively.

A combined approach of 16S rRNA and a functional marker gene, soxB to reveal the diversity of sulphur-oxidising bacteria in thermal springs.

With the advent of new molecular tools, new taxa of sulphur-oxidising bacteria (SOB) in diverse environments are being discovered. However, there is a significant gap of knowledge about the ecology and diversity of SOB in thermal springs. Here, the species diversity and phylogenetic affiliations of SOB were investigated using 16S rRNA and functional gene marker, soxB in thermal springs of Thane district of Maharashtra, India. Most SOB detected by 16S rDNA sequences belong to different operational taxonomic units (OTU's): Firmicutes, α-, β-, γ-Proteobacteria and Actinobacteria with the dominance of first class. However, the soxB gene clone library sequences had shown affiliation with the β-, γ- and α-Proteobacteria. β-Proteobacteria-related sequences were dominant, with 53.3% clones belonging to genus Hydrogenophaga. The thiosulphate oxidation assay carried out for different isolates having distinct identity showed the mean sulphate-sulphur production from 117.86 ± 0.50 to 218.82 ± 2.56mg SO4-Sl-1 after 9days of incubation. Also, sulphur oxidation by the genus Nitratireductor, Caldimonas, Geobacillus, Paenibacillus, Brevibacillus, Tristrella and Chelatococcus has been reported for the first time that reveals ecological widening over which thiotrophs are distributed.

A study to assess the effectiveness of training on first aid among students of industrial training institute in tribal area of Thane district, Maharashtra

Background: Sudden illness, injury or animal bites can often be serious unless proper care is administered promptly. First aid is immediate attention to one suffering from illness or injury. Everyone should be able to give effective assistance until an injured person can receive professional medical care. This study was undertaken with objectives of assessing the baseline knowledge among students of industrial training institute (ITI) about common health emergencies, their appropriate first aid measures and to conduct training on first aid through lecture and demonstration as well as to assess effectiveness of training on their knowledge about first aid.Methods: An Interventional study. Baseline and post-test assessment of knowledge scores was carried out after a week and 16 weeks of training sessions on first aid of all students in the institute. Data analyzed by SPSS software using descriptive statistics and appropriate statistical tests of significance.Results: Baseline knowledge about first aid in injuries and bites was higher among students than their knowledge about burns and other emergencies. Rural students and students of scheduled caste and tribe had low baseline knowledge (p=0.015 and p=0.025 respectively). Training on first aid significantly improved knowledge about all health emergencies among all students as evident from post-test scores at first week and 16 weeks (p<0.05). Gain in knowledge was significantly higher among rural students.Conclusions: Students had low baseline knowledge about first aid measures. Sessions combining knowledge and skills have brought about significant improvement in the knowledge of participants irrespective of their age, caste or urban-rural background.

An Analytical Study of Executive Stress in Selected Industries of Thane District

An Analytical Study of Executive Stress in Selected Industries of Thane District

A study of smokeless tobacco consumption amongst secondary school male students in tribal area of thane district of Maharashtra, India

A study of smokeless tobacco consumption amongst secondary school male students in tribal area of thane district of Maharashtra, India

A cross sectional study on assessment of epidemiological factors associated with open field defecation in a tribal community

Background: Almost 2.5 billion people don’t have the access to clean toilet globally. In 2011 sanitation coverage globally was 64%. While open defecation is declining across the globe, 15% (one billion) of the global population still defecate outdoors. OFD practices are associated with transmission of variety of infectious diseases. This study was conducted to understand the nature of defecation practices with respect to hygiene in a tribal community.Methods: It was a cross sectional study conducted among patients attending out-patient department of a rural health training center from a nearby tribal area, Thane district, Maharashtra which is a field practice area of rural health training centre of Seth GSMC and KEM Hospital, Mumbai.Results: Majority of the subjects practiced open field defecation (67%), followed by 18% subjects used household latrines and 15% used community based latrines. Majority of the study participants practiced open field defecation in agriculture fields (81%), while 44% preferred nearby water source as a site for defecation.Conclusions: The sanitary condition in the study area was poor. Rural areas with better literacy seems to have lower open field defecation prevalence and higher percentages of sanitary latrine usage.

Vulnerabilities and risks of HIV infection among migrants in the Thane district, India.

To explore the vulnerabilities and risks of HIV infection among female migrants compared with male migrants in the Thane district of Maharashtra, India. This is a cross-sectional epidemiological study. Data from 35,841 migrants (men 96.2% and women 3.8%) were collected using the web-based 'Migrant Service Delivery System.' The data were then analysed in SPSS, version 23.0. Statistical analysis, including Chi-squared test and multivariate logistic regression, was used to identify factors influencing HIV infection for both male and female migrants. It was observed that 2.96% of female migrants had HIV infection compared with 0.77% of male migrants. We found that 12.1% of women consumed alcohol compared with 41.9% of men, and access to bars was 1.5% among women and 3.5% in men. We observed an even larger difference between men and women in their previous history of using brothels for sex; only 5.9% of female migrants reported previously having used brothels for sex, compared with 62.9% of male migrants. Approximately 12.3% of married women and 93.6% of married men had sex with someone other than their spouse. We found that 67.0% of married women and 73.9% of married men reported using a condom during their last sexual act compared with 60.9% of unmarried women and 68.1% of unmarried men. In Thane, female migrants faced higher vulnerabilities and risks of HIV infection than male migrants. Consequently, innovative strategies are required to address these particular needs of female migrants.

A Review of Cleanliness Mission “Swachh Bharat Abhiyan”- A Survey done for Thane District

A Review of Cleanliness Mission “Swachh Bharat Abhiyan”- A Survey done for Thane District

Factors influencing perception and knowledge of exclusive breast feeding practices among nursing mothers in rural area of Thane district of Mumbai

Background: Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is recommended as the best feeding alternative for infants up to six months and has a protective effect against mortality and morbidity. Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is one of the optimal infant and young child feeding practices. Globally,

A study of Correlation between job stress and job satisfaction of the college librarian in Thane district

This study focused on Correlation between job stress and job satisfaction of the college librarian in Thane district. The objectives of the study i) Imminent concept job stress & job satisfaction of the college librarian. ii) To compare job stress & job satisfaction on various group of the college librarian. iii) To study the Correlation between job stress & job satisfaction on various group of the college librarian. Descriptive/ Co relational method was used for the study. The sample for this study was 86 librarian in Art’s, Commerce, Science and Education college situated in thane District and affiliated to the Mumbai university. The data were collected with the help of job stress Scale and job satisfaction Scale. It were analyzed with Mean, S.D., ‘t’ test and ‘r’ –value. The result shows that there is significant Correlation between job stress and job satisfaction of total number of college librarian thus the hypothesis is rejected.

A Report on “Chaitanya Krishi” Homa Organic Farming for Sustainability and Climate Change Adaptation

The methodology of organic farming called the “Chaitanya Krishi” based on Vedic Sciences (Homa organic farming) was adapted and got further evolved at the farm situated on the bank of river Barvi at Dahagaon village, Kalyan, Thane district, Maharashtra State, India. We started organic farming since 1998 and started getting third party certification as an organic farm since 2009. In August 2014, we received a prestigious award of, “Krishibhushan Sendriya Sheti-2013” for Organic Farming from the Maharashtra State Government. [**The Resonance Point created at the farm consists of a grid of 10 copper pyramids. Four are installed in Agnihotra Hut, other four in East, West, North, South of Agnihotra Hut on the periphery of the farm, and two in Tryambakam Hut. A grid of ten copper pyramids thus created can cover an area of about 200 acres (about 80 ha)].

MYTHS, FACTS, PRECAUTIONS AND TREATMENT BASED ON KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONNAIRE (KQ-18) REGARDING HIV/AIDS AMONG MARRIED AND NEVER MARRIED ADULTS (25-35 YEARS) IN MUMBAI and THANE

The lack of proper awareness and knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS may leave a large section of the population vulnerable to contract the disease. Correct knowledge and awareness regarding the disease is a general prerequisite for the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS. Inadequate knowledge, negative attitudes and risky practices are major hindrances to preventing the spread of HIV. The objective was to obtain the knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS on the basis of knowledge questionnaire (KQ-18) among married and never married men and women in Mumbai and Thane district of age 25-35 years. The sample consisted of 120 participants (30 married men, 30 married women, 30 never married men, and 30 never married women) ages 25-35 years. The tool was divided into 2 categories a) Proforma [18 introductory questions, such as gender family type] and b) Knowledge questionnaire [standardized tool of knowledge questionnaire (KQ-18) comprising of 18 items]. Results revealed that participants had high knowledge about symptoms i.e., having sex with more than one partner can increase person’s chance of being affected with HIV; treatment i.e., there is a vaccine that can stop adults from getting HIV, precaution i.e., a person can get HIV by sitting in a hot tub or a swimming pool with a person who has HIV. Astonishingly, participants had a very low knowledge about women getting HIV if she has anal sex with a man, taking a test for HIV one week after having sex will tell a person if she or he has HIV and a natural skin condom works better against HIV than does a latex condom in terms of symptoms, treatment and precautions respectively. These research findings led us to believe that there is a need to impart knowledge in relation to HIV/AIDS.

Mitigating climate vagaries through adoption of agroforestry land use in Maharashtra, India

Climate change is the leading ecologic, economic and geopolitical issue of the 21st century and has even the potential to rewrite the global equation for prosperity, development and peace. Adoption of agroforestry land use offers viable option for reducing some of the vagaries arising due to climate change especially the elevated level of CO2 and global warming. The realistic estimates of area and C-sequestration potential of agroforestry are essential for assessing its contribution of agroforestry in climate change mitigation. This has more relevance in current scenario when Maharashtra is facing drought condition especially in Marathawada region. The modern technologies like satellite remote sensing can provide spatially explicit information on land covers and natural resources like water. In the present study, estimation of area under tree cover and agroforestry has been done in Latur, Wardha, Nashik, and Thane districts of Maharashtra. The combination of remote sensing technique and CO2FIX model were applied to estimate agroforestry area and carbon sequestration in selected districts. Dynamic CO2FIX model v3.1 was used to assess the baseline carbon, i.e. year of survey (2013) and to estimate the carbon sequestration potential(CSP) of agroforestry systems for a simulation period of 30 years. Estimated area under agroforestry was in the range of 2.84% in Thane to 5.17% in Latur district and C-sequestration potential ranged from 0.06 to 0.41 Mg C/ha/yr. Study concluded that agroforestry has potential for carbon sequestration vis-Ã -vis climate change mitigation and a viable solution for coping the climate vagaries like drought.

A Comparison of Selected Motor Fitness Components of Girl students dwelling in Non Slum and Slum Areas in Thane District

Modern sports are becoming more and more competitive and the margin of error is decreasing from seconds to micro seconds, inches to millimeters, kilos to grams, so why this all is changing it is due to development in the sports science and with this there are lot of changes taking place and those are defiantly helping our youth to achieve greater heights day by day, for which researchers are doing studies, for studying the factors which directly or indirectly affect the performance of the athletes, for understanding one of this factor the research scholar had investigated weather environment does play any role in morphological, physical and motor fitness variable on individuals. Many research works have been conducted related to health and physical fitness and Motor Fitness, it is known that any competitive sports performance cannot be improved however the role of physical Education and sports the improvement especially for sportsman is not known. By understanding the Physical Education Fields requirement the researcher has selected “Comparison of Selected Motor Fitness Components of Girl students dwelling in Non Slum and Slum Areas in Thane District”.