Participatory health communication and action through women groups in rural areas.
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1992-03-01
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Twelve women groups in 10 villages of block Beri were identified and activized through participatory health communication actions for mother and child development. Women could undertaken responsibilities on key health problems concerning mothers and children. In these villages over 58% of antenatal mothers now used home made clean packets for delivery and chose right place for delivery. Most of them (60%) now initiate breast feeding immediately after delivery as against 23% in the year 1988. Over 54% of women now drink chlorinated water and almost same proportion used sugar salt solution in diarrheal diseases. Thus women have become self reliant in chlorination of wells and pots as also in diarrheal diseases management. Practice of hand washing has been almost universalized.
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Lal S, Khanna P, Gaur DR, Sood AK, Jain RB. Participatory health communication and action through women groups in rural areas. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 1992 Mar-Apr; 59(2): 255-60