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HEALTH AND VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN DISASTER: PRELIMINARY FINDINGS

International Journal of Management and Social Sciences

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Title HEALTH AND VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN DISASTER: PRELIMINARY FINDINGS
 
Creator S, Minakshi; Senior Research Fellow, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi.
Joshi, P. C.; Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi
Guha-Sapir, D.; Director, Center for Research in Epidemiology of Disasters, Catholique University of Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
 
Subject Anthropology
Disaster, Kosi flood, Women, Health, Violence, Women in Disaster
Women in Disaster
 
Description The principal objective of this paper is to provide a general overview of the problems experienced by people duringrecent flood disaster in Bihar, with special reference to the issues of health and violence against women. The findingsare primarily based on the basis of the study conducted in the flood affected districts of Bihar i.e., Saharsa and Supaulwhere people were in temporary relief phase and struggling for longer term rehabilitation. Different types of disasterhave differential impact on the population.Flood disaster in Bihar leads to displacement for longer period of time in many parts of the state where many villagesare completely washed off making women more vulnerable to further sufferings. However, in this paper, the mainattention is on women in disaster situation, it becomes important to differentiate the condition of women, in thesituation that permits return to the original home, shortly after the flood and those that displace them for longperiods of time. According to the findings, the former is associated with the situation where women are better placedthan latter where women has to face more hardships and sufferings leading to poor health condition and making hervulnerable to victimization.
 
Publisher SPEAK Foundation
 
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Date 2014-07-01
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Identifier http://journals.foundationspeak.com/index.php/ijmss/article/view/8
 
Source INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (IJMSS); Vol 1, No 1 (2011): IJMSS - July 1(1) 2011; 95-101
2349-9761
2249-0191
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://journals.foundationspeak.com/index.php/ijmss/article/view/8/7
 
Coverage India
The study was conducted in two different districts of Bihar i.e. Saharsa and Supaul.
3 weeks long field work was undertaken in the selected district areas during last week of September 2008 to mid October 2008.
 
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