Farmer Suicides in Madhya Pradesh

Misuse of corticosteroids in madhya pradesh.

Misuse of corticosteroids is prevailing in Madhya Pradesh. Steroids are prescribed for quick relief of bronchopneumonia, bronchitis, brochiolitis, fever, temperature of any cause and, also to make the child chubby. When the parents watch the relief of the child by such medicine, they recommend it to their neighbors and relatives and also publicise the practitioner who has given it. They also st...

Chimical comosition of sesame varieties of madhya pradesh india

Economic Distress and Farmer Suicides in Rural Punjab

Suicides by cultivators and agricultural labourers have been reported in Punjab since the mid 1980s. This paper argues that this unprecedented phenomenon is caused by a multidimensional crisis of the rural economy in the post green revolution phase of agricultural development. A combination of economic factors such as, economic hardship of the pauperized peasant households, crop failure, unempl...

Pattern of prescribing practices in the Madhya Pradesh, India.

OBJECTIVES To find out the current status of the 'prescribing practices' in the Primary Health Care facilities of Madhya Pradesh. MATERIAL AND METHODS The cross-sectional survey was conducted in 26 Primary Health Care facilities of the Madhya Pradesh. Consecutive random sampling method was applied for collection of prescriptions from the health facilities. OBSERVATION Overall the average nu...

Ethnomedicinal Practices of Koltribes in Shahdol Division Madhya Pradesh India

A survey of ethnomedicinal plants of Shahdol division has been carried out with co-operation of Kol tribal villagers. During study 31 ethnomedicinal plants have been identified for the treatment of various disease. Harbarium has been prepared which contains information pertaining to botanical name, local name. Plants used their dose and process of administration.