Effect of the Lost Communication Aids: Effectiveness of Low Cost Communication Aids about Indoor Air Pollution on Hill Women:Study in a Hill District of India - Softcover

Yadav, Kiran; Bhardwaj, Neelam

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3848446456 ISBN 13: 9783848446452

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

In hill region of Uttarakhand state, women play a distinctive role not only in household but in daily routine activities like fuel wood collection, livestock raising, farming operations etc. Hill women in spite of their major role, are resource poor and ignorant about their own problems and sufferings. Hill women use traditional stoves or chulhas for cooking which emanates smoke. Since, kitchens in the most hilly homes are poorly ventilated, the smoke gets accumulated in the house. Prolonged exposure to high levels of pollutants has an adverse impact on the health of women. Although, enough viable and adoptive technologies have been developed but many of these are not reaching to the women residing in remote areas. Thus, an attempt was made to create awareness among the hill women of Uttarakhand through the low cost communication aids.

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About the Author

Dr Kiran Yadav has a PhD in Agricultural Extension and Communication from GBPUA&T, Pantnagar,India. She has been the recipient of many National&International fellowships during her studies. She is the author of several articles published in reputed journals. Presently working with International Crops Research Institute for Semi Arid Tropics, India

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3848446456
• ISBN 13: 9783848446452
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112