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Research paper thumbnail of Assessment of Nutritional Status of Rural Anganwadi Children of Aligarh under the ICDS (Integrated Child Development Services) and Rural Health

Studies on Home and Community Science

Research paper thumbnail of Determinants of Marital Stability Among Women

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science

Stability in any relationship is of utmost important. In today's world of globalization, it becom... more Stability in any relationship is of utmost important. In today's world of globalization, it becomes very difficult for a person to secure and maintain a healthy and happy relationship. The status of marital relationships is continuously on a detrimental phase all over the world. Many factors contributed in the downfall of stability of marital relationships. The institution of marriage forms a very significant baseline of all types of relationships in any society. Women in any relationship are played more crucial role as compared to men. This paper is an attempt to find out various determinants of marital stability among married women in Aligarh City of Uttar Pradesh, India. A sample of 200 women was taken for the study to find out the determinants of marital stability among married women ranging from 25-55 years of age.

Research paper thumbnail of Mass media and mothers breastfeeding practices

ASIAN JOURNAL OF HOME SCIENCE

Every living organism at some specific point of the time want to reproduce themselves, so does th... more Every living organism at some specific point of the time want to reproduce themselves, so does the human being. The process of giving care and love to a newborn by various means of activities is known a child-rearing and the activities performed during this are known as child-rearing practices. Feeding is essential for the maintenance of good health and for proper growth and development of babies. Breast milk is ideal for a baby for the first half year of his life.Now a days, with industrialization families are becoming nuclear and there is nobody to guide a mother how to perform her duties for her child. Mass media is an emerging trend which mothers are following in absence or presence of their elders in the home. Mass media is having a large impact on the minds of the audience and is multiplied by them.In the present study, the purpose of this research was to study the impact of mass media on breastfeeding practices.The initial data collection was done with a self-prepared Demographic Questionnaire.CRP Questionnaire is also used and is designed to measure mass media impact on breastfeeding practices. Inferential statistics such as chi-square and correlation are used to see the perceived impact of mass media on breastfeeding practices of mothers. The mass media is having an impact on mother's breastfeeding practices to some extent in urban areas of Aligarh whereas in rural areas no perceived impact is seen as mothers are following practices told by their elders and doctors. Although mothers in both regions i.e. urban and rural areas are practicing best breastfeeding practices.

Research paper thumbnail of Gender Differences in Social Development: A Study on School Going Children

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science

Research paper thumbnail of Relationship between ordinal position and academic achievement among adolescents: A study

IRA International Journal of Education and Multidisciplinary Studies (ISSN 2455–2526), 2016

Ordinal position refers to the actual order in which a child is born; that is first, second, thir... more Ordinal position refers to the actual order in which a child is born; that is first, second, third … sixth, seventh and so on. Children of a family though sharing the same genetic pools from both of their parents and also raised in a similar environment attain different capabilities in their adult lives. There has been some research in the past to understand why such differences occur. However, these researches have either not considered academic achievement – which in the modern competitive world is often considered as one of the key criterion to judge one’s total potential and capability – as one of their parameters of study or the final conclusions so drawn fail to clearly define the relationship between ordinal position and academic achievement. In this paper an attempt has been made to examine a relationship between the ordinal position and academic achievement. For this purpose, a sample of 50 children was selected which was limited to the young adolescents (age 13-16 years). ...

Research paper thumbnail of Good Nutrition and Healthy Development Go Hand-In-Hand

Journal of Advance Researches in Biological Sciences, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Impact of Prenatal Checkups of Mothers and Immunization of Children on the Health Status of Children (0-3 years) - A Study in Rural areas of Aligarh District, Uttar Pradesh

... Uttar Pradesh. Farzana Alim, Chairman, Department of Home science, Aligarh Muslim University,... more ... Uttar Pradesh. Farzana Alim, Chairman, Department of Home science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, UP, Farhat Jahan, Research scholar, Department of Home science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, UP Address For ...

Research paper thumbnail of Assessment of Nutritional Status of Rural Anganwadi Children of Aligarh under the ICDS (Integrated Child Development Services) and Rural Health

Studies on Home and Community Science

Research paper thumbnail of Determinants of Marital Stability Among Women

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science

Stability in any relationship is of utmost important. In today's world of globalization, it becom... more Stability in any relationship is of utmost important. In today's world of globalization, it becomes very difficult for a person to secure and maintain a healthy and happy relationship. The status of marital relationships is continuously on a detrimental phase all over the world. Many factors contributed in the downfall of stability of marital relationships. The institution of marriage forms a very significant baseline of all types of relationships in any society. Women in any relationship are played more crucial role as compared to men. This paper is an attempt to find out various determinants of marital stability among married women in Aligarh City of Uttar Pradesh, India. A sample of 200 women was taken for the study to find out the determinants of marital stability among married women ranging from 25-55 years of age.

Research paper thumbnail of Mass media and mothers breastfeeding practices

ASIAN JOURNAL OF HOME SCIENCE

Every living organism at some specific point of the time want to reproduce themselves, so does th... more Every living organism at some specific point of the time want to reproduce themselves, so does the human being. The process of giving care and love to a newborn by various means of activities is known a child-rearing and the activities performed during this are known as child-rearing practices. Feeding is essential for the maintenance of good health and for proper growth and development of babies. Breast milk is ideal for a baby for the first half year of his life.Now a days, with industrialization families are becoming nuclear and there is nobody to guide a mother how to perform her duties for her child. Mass media is an emerging trend which mothers are following in absence or presence of their elders in the home. Mass media is having a large impact on the minds of the audience and is multiplied by them.In the present study, the purpose of this research was to study the impact of mass media on breastfeeding practices.The initial data collection was done with a self-prepared Demographic Questionnaire.CRP Questionnaire is also used and is designed to measure mass media impact on breastfeeding practices. Inferential statistics such as chi-square and correlation are used to see the perceived impact of mass media on breastfeeding practices of mothers. The mass media is having an impact on mother's breastfeeding practices to some extent in urban areas of Aligarh whereas in rural areas no perceived impact is seen as mothers are following practices told by their elders and doctors. Although mothers in both regions i.e. urban and rural areas are practicing best breastfeeding practices.

Research paper thumbnail of Gender Differences in Social Development: A Study on School Going Children

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science

Research paper thumbnail of Relationship between ordinal position and academic achievement among adolescents: A study

IRA International Journal of Education and Multidisciplinary Studies (ISSN 2455–2526), 2016

Ordinal position refers to the actual order in which a child is born; that is first, second, thir... more Ordinal position refers to the actual order in which a child is born; that is first, second, third … sixth, seventh and so on. Children of a family though sharing the same genetic pools from both of their parents and also raised in a similar environment attain different capabilities in their adult lives. There has been some research in the past to understand why such differences occur. However, these researches have either not considered academic achievement – which in the modern competitive world is often considered as one of the key criterion to judge one’s total potential and capability – as one of their parameters of study or the final conclusions so drawn fail to clearly define the relationship between ordinal position and academic achievement. In this paper an attempt has been made to examine a relationship between the ordinal position and academic achievement. For this purpose, a sample of 50 children was selected which was limited to the young adolescents (age 13-16 years). ...

Research paper thumbnail of Good Nutrition and Healthy Development Go Hand-In-Hand

Journal of Advance Researches in Biological Sciences, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Impact of Prenatal Checkups of Mothers and Immunization of Children on the Health Status of Children (0-3 years) - A Study in Rural areas of Aligarh District, Uttar Pradesh

... Uttar Pradesh. Farzana Alim, Chairman, Department of Home science, Aligarh Muslim University,... more ... Uttar Pradesh. Farzana Alim, Chairman, Department of Home science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, UP, Farhat Jahan, Research scholar, Department of Home science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, UP Address For ...