TAILIEUCHUNG - Role of self help groups in women empowerment and health

Self-help groups (SHGs) are small voluntary association of people from the same socioeconomic background with a purpose of solving their common problems through self-help and mutual help. Since Women empowerment and health are interrelated -women's empowerment cannot be achieved by ignoring issues related to health of women. There have been fewer attempts to address the issue of women's health so as to have an impact on their total wellbeing. Hence the present study intends to explore the extent to which self-help groups are involved in health and also identify other possible methods to increase their involvement in health related matters. A Community based cross sectional study was conducted in rural area of Rajkot district of Gujarat, India. 120 women who were involved in SHG for 1 year were interviewed by a pre- validated questionnaire. Out of 120 women 110 were interviewed, were literates, received economic help through this programme, got importance in family as well as community, had improvement in personal health, of individuals self decides to seek medical care for health related issues. Self-help group is a useful platform to enhance women's health through increased knowledge and awareness on health issues, and financial security during health emergencies etc. it’s very active in providing income generating activities. However there is no much significant improvement in health behaviour or knowledge about health related issues. | Original Research Article https Role of Self Help Groups in Women Empowerment and Health . Manvar1 . Kathiriya2 and . Thakar1 1Krishi Vigyan Kendra Junagadh Agricultural University Targhadia-Rajkot Gujarat -360003 India 2Department of Veterinary Public Health Epidemiology Veterinary College Junagadh Agricultural University Junagadh-362001 India Corresponding author ABSTRACT Keywords Self -help group Women s empowerment Health Article Info Accepted 12 March 2019 Available Online 10 April 2019 Self-help groups SHGs are small voluntary association of people from the same socioeconomic background with a purpose of solving their common problems through self-help and mutual help. Since Women empowerment and health are interrelated -women s empowerment cannot be achieved by ignoring issues related to health of women. There have been fewer attempts to address the issue of women s health so as to have an impact on their total wellbeing. Hence the present study intends to explore the extent to which self-help groups are involved in health and also identify other possible methods to increase their involvement in health related matters. A Community based cross sectional study was conducted in rural area of Rajkot district of Gujarat India. 120 women who were involved in SHG for 1 year were interviewed by a pre- validated questionnaire. Out of 120 women 110 were interviewed were literates received economic help through this programme got importance in family as well as community had improvement in personal health of individuals self decides to seek medical care for health related issues. Self-help group is a useful platform to enhance women s health through increased knowledge and awareness on health issues and financial security during health emergencies etc. it s very active in providing income generating activities. However there is no much significant improvement in health behaviour or knowledge .

• Xã hội học
• Self help group
• Women’s empowerment
• Women empowerment and health
• Health related issues
• Socioeconomic background
• Income generation activities
• Self help group
• Motivational level
• Women self help group members
• Sthree Shakthi self help groups
• Performance indicators
• Self help group members
• Sthree Shakthi Programme
• SHG/SHGs (Self Help Group/s)
• Micro finance
• Selfhelp group
• Women empowerment
• Self help group women
• Andhra pradesh
• Perceived constraints
• Self help group women entrepreneurs
• Perceived constraints and suggestions
• Sustainable development
• Self help group tribal farm women
• Role of KVK in strengthening
• Livelihood security
• SocioPsychological impact
• Performance of self help group
• Perception level
• Political influence of SHGs
• Tribal women
• Socio economic characteristics
• Self help groups
• Self help group tribal women
• NGOs specifically working
• Women members
• Socio economic profile
• Psychological profile of members
• Constraints faced
• Women self help groups
• Gujarat in carryout the SHG activities
• SHG activities
• Income generating activities
• Skill and extent of participation
• Participation of self help group members
• Managing SHGs
• Micro credit etc
• Knowledge level
• Women members about self help group
• Legal rights
• Saving habit among the women
• SelfHelp groups
• Self help group microfinance
• Tamil Nadu
• Economic impact of Microfinance
• Positive qualities of women
• Self help group activities
• Economic development of Coimbatore
• Empowerment of women
• Influence of SHG regulations
• Net income
• Benefit cost ratio
• Total cost
• Vandana self help group
• Business performance
• Vermicompost production
• Social capital
• Biogas (methane gas)
• Social network analysis
• Methane gas
• Group formation and analysis
• Functional characteristics
• Pali district of Rajasthan
• Suggests qualitative improvement required
• Adolescent psychiatry
• Mental health
• Deliberate self harm
• Help seeking
• Suicidal behaviour
• Parental well being
• Group support programme
• Socioeconomic status
• Dairy based women self
• Members under SGSY
• Extension education
• Resource poor women farmers
• Training programmes
• Suggestions of the SHG women members
• Activities of the SHG
• Socio economic back drop
• Rural women
• SHG members in carryout
• Problems faced by SHG members
• Tribal women through KVK activities
• KVK activities
• Entrepreneurship development
• Expenditure pattern
• Families of sthree Shakthi groups
• Cereals and millets
• Dietary assessment
• Lack of fruit intake
• Households per consumption unit
• Nutrient intake