Attitude of Staff Working in Primary Health Centres with Special Reference to Thoothukudi District
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International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE) ISSN: 2277-3878, Volume-8 Issue-4S3, December 2019 Attitude of Staff Working in Primary Health Centres with Special Reference to Thoothukudi District V.Sangeetha, K. Chandra, R. Tiffany, S. Eswaralakshmi, E. Shiney Janet development. The international objective of „Health for All Abstract: Most health care, services are meant for delivering by 2000, A.D.‟ was suggested by the World Health health services at a rural base within prescribed location of the Organization. „Health is brought to reach everyone implies villages vis-a-vis the health centres. The beneficiaries', opinion the obstacles to health. The completely take away the on services, an attempt has been made to analyse the data related malnutrition, disease, drinking water and hygienic food. to the staff at various levels in primary health centres on occupational performance oriented tasks. The study examines Most of the developing countries are concerned about the the attitude of staff working in most health centres in resources of the health sector. Such concerns broadly tell: (I) Thoothukudi District. Both the primary data and secondary data The sources of finance for health services; (ii) the ability to used. Most data collected through interview schedules and maintain at least the past funding levels; (iii) Resource secondary data collected through published articles, journals, allocation patterns and (iv) Economic efficiency and equity magazines, books, newspapers, and websites. The data collected in health care delivery. In developed countries too, with from about 300 respondents selected using a random sampling methods covering the villages Alwarthirunagari, rich-economies, the concern about the high cost of health Anandhapuram, Arumuganeri, Authur, Boothalapuram, care in the perspective of scarce resources, has called for Eppothumvendran, Erachi, Eral, Kadambur, Kalugumalai, closer economic seeking and analysis of the health systems Kayathar, Karungulam, Katcherithalavaypuram, Kayamozhi, prevailing there. In this background, it is important for all Keelachekkarakudi, Keelairal, Kulaseharapattinam, Kulathur, public health administrators know and to apply the principles Mappilaiyurani, Megnanapuram, Mookkuperi, Mudalur, of Economics in health. Mudivaithanendal, Mullakadu, Nagalapuram, Ottanattham, Padukkapathu, Paramankuruchi, Pasuvanthanai, Perilovanpatti, Petmanagar, Pitchivilai, Pudukkottai, II. OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY Puthiamputhur, Puthur, S. Kailasapuram, Salaiputhur, 1. To analyze the relating to structure of populations Sebathiyapuram, Sivakalai, Thenthiruperai, Udaiyarkulam, profile of the respondents in Thoothukudi District. Vallanadu, Vellalankottai, Veppalodai, Vembar and Villiseri. 2. To understand the infrastructure facilities available in Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) was used to PHCs. analyze the data. The collected data was analyzed by using appropriate statistical tools like percentage and chi-square test 3. To examine the respondents‟ opinion about the for arriving at conclusions. Finding the study is the hectic pace functioning of PHCs and their services. of life in the world today is taking a great toll on people’s body and mind. The villagers', both body and mind feel more at ease III. METHODOLOGY only when treated well at centres where they go for treatment.. Both primary and secondary data used. Most data collected Keywords : Diseases, Patients Behaviour, Primary Health through interview schedules and secondary data collected Centres and Village Health Nurse. through published articles, journals, magazines, books, newspapers, and websites. The data collected from about 300 I. INTRODUCTION respondents selected using a random sampling methods Health is the essence of productive lives. It is integral to covering the villages Alwarthitunagari, Anandhapuram, Arumuganeri, Authur, Boothalapuram, Eppothumvendran, Erachi, Eral, Kadambur, Kalugumalai, Kayathar, Revised Manuscript Received on December 05, 2019. * Correspondence Author Karungulam, Katcherithalavaypuram, Kayamozhi, Dr.(Smt).V.Sangeetha*, Assistant Professor, PG & Research Department Keelachekkarakudi, Keelairal, Kulaseharapattinam, of Commerce, Sri Sarada College for Women, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India, Kulathur, Mappilaiyurani, Megnanapuram, Mookkuperi, (Affiliated to M S University), E-Mail: [email protected] K. Chandra, Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce, A.P.C. Mudalur, Mudivaithanendal, Mullakadu, Nagalapuram, Mahalaxmi College for Women, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India, (Affiliated Ottanattham, Padukkapathu, Paramankuruchi, to M S University), E-Mail: [email protected] Pasuvanthanai, Perilovanpatti, Petmanagar, Pitchivilai, Mrs. R. Tiffany., Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce, Holy Cross Home Science College, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India. Pudukkottai, Puthiamputhur, Puthur, S. Kailasapuram, Mrs. S. Eswaralakshmi Part time research scholar of Sri Sarada college Salaiputhur, Sebathiyapuram, Sivakalai, Thenthiruperai, for women, tirunelveli) and Assistant professor in M.D. T .Hindu college, tirunelveli E.Shiney Janet, Principal in Tamil Institute of Science and Management, Vilathikulam. Residing at 3/183,Madurai road, guruvarpatti, vilathiklam, thoothukudi(dt)-628904. Retrieval Number: D10161284S319 /2019©BEIESP Published By: DOI:10.35940/ijrte.D1016.1284S319 130 Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering & Sciences Publication Attitude of Staff Working In Primary Health Centres with Special Reference to Thoothukudi District Udaiyarkulam, Vallanadu, Vellalankottai, Veppalodai, Populations Profiles Count Percentage Age: Vembar and Villiseri. Below 20 33 11.0 Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) was used to 21 – 30 57 19.0 analyze the data. The collected data was analyzed by using 31 – 40 82 27.3 41 – 50 80 26.7 appropriate statistical tools like percentage and chi-square Above 50 48 16.0 test for arriving at conclusions. Designation: Doctor 48 16.0 Nurse 81 27.0 IV. REVIEW OF LITERATURE ANM 49 16.3 VHN 72 24.0 Satya Sundaram (1990) in his article entitled “the Pharmacist 50 16.7 performance of the Indian relating to Economic”. On may be Marital Status: divided into the education and health. The quantitative Married 288 96.0 Unmarried 12 4.0 expansion is unaccompanied and any qualitative Family Size: improvement. In the spheres of health and education, better Three 48 16.0 Four 83 27.7 management of resources should receive top priority Five 76 25.3 Hamumappa (1998) studied that the efforts of both Above Five 93 31.0 Central and State government Level to sufficiently meet the Total 300 100 social communications desires of the people. The lack of Source: Primary Data Table 1 shows that out of 300 respondents, 73 percent of funds to initial social communications like learning, the respondents are female and 27 percent of the respondents teaching, fitness, strength and power etc are male. About 27.3 percent of the respondents are in the Pant J.C. (2002) in his article entitled “the role of rural age group of 31 – 40 years, 26.7 percent of the respondents women”. The economic involvement analyzed the process of are in the age group of 41 - 50 years, 19 percent of the rural way of life. The role of women desires to particular respondents are in the age group of 21 - 30 years, 16 percent awareness to get a notice by rural women. of the respondents are in the age group of above 50 years and Rahman Mohammed A. (2006) in his article entitled 11 percent of the respondents are in the age group of below “measure and explanation the executive effectiveness of 20 years. While 27 percent of the respondents are designation private medical clinics”. There is considerable inadequacy in in doctor, 24 percent of the respondents are designation in the way of private sector. The learning firms that hospital VHN (Village Health Nurse), 16.7 percent of the respondents beds, working in specialized doctors, nurses, village health are designation in pharmacist in primary health centres, 16.3 nurse, pharmacy and staff. The compare to additional percent of the respondents are designation in ANM outpatients, surgical patients and gynaecological patients (Auxiliary Nurse Midwifery) and 16 percent of the could be treated. respondents are designation of doctor. About 96 percent of Perez, (2006) in his article entitled “change the culture of the respondents are married and only 4 percent of the healthcare”. The patients will be take care of the health in respondents are unmarried. About 31 percent of the own manner. The impact of society changed the relationship respondents are having above five members in their family, between patients and their doctors. In generally telephone 27.7 percent of the respondents are having three members in survey was discovered. Health in order obtained influenced their family, 25.3 percent of the respondents are having five the way they ate, go on the diet and exercised. The health members in their family and 18.3 percent of the respondents information retrieved from the decision about to treat an are having below three children in their family. illness of the patients. Table - 2: Reason for Choice S. No Reason for Choice Frequency Percent V. MATERIALS AND METHODS 1 Service 97 32.3 Normally Indians seek medical and health care only 2 As a Job 85 28.3 when they have a physical problem or illness. Periodic or 3 Ambition 118 39.4 preventive checkups and tests are not much prevalent. In Total 300 100 India, people spend less on health care because of low Source: Primary