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Item Child Labour Situation in Mushar Community (A Case Study of Bishahariya VDC of Saptari)(Department of Population Studies, 2012) Jha, PraveshChild labour is a major universal social problem. The form of child labour ranges from domestic work to the industrial work prevailing in all developed and developing countries of the world. Child labour, a source of cheap labour is in high rate in countries like Nepal where a major part of population depends on agriculture. Using the data collected from child labours, this study attempts the status of Mushar child labour existing in Bishahariya VDC of Saptari district. The objectives of this study were to examine the background characteristics of child labour along with finding the causes and working status of child labour. It is based on the primary data collected from the interview of 132 child labour respondents (72 males and 60 females) selected by purposive sampling. In this study child labours interviewed were from age 8 years to 14 years with majority of children of age 13-14 years. Most of the child labours interviewed were found to work in brick kiln and agriculture sector either seasonally, occasionally or regularly. Most of them were found to work seasonally which may be due to the reason that brick kiln and agricultural works run only in certain seasons. Working hour of these children varied from less than 5 hours to 10-12 hours a day. Majority of respondents were found to work for 5-8 hours a day. Their salaries also varied between Rs. 1000-5000 per month with majority of respondents getting salary between Rs. 2000-3000 per month. Perception about their work showed that about 89 percent of them are satisfied with their job while 11 percent were not satisfied. The dissatisfaction due to low wage was about 47 percent. Mostly the children who work contributed to their family’s income. Most of them contribute to buy food along with supporting to pay back debt of family and paying school fees. Analysing the reason of work, majority of them had debts in their family which shows their poor economic condition. The actual reason for child labour was found to be poverty along with debt problems on them. Keywords: Child labour, Mushar, Caste discrimination.Item Knowledge and Practice of Delivery Care(Department of Health Education, 2019) Giri, KhimThis study entitled “Knowledge and Practice of Delivery Care” is conducted quantitatively with formulating main objective as to find out the knowledge and practice of delivery care of Yadav and Mushar Community and also mix community comparatively. The study has been conducted as descriptive research design (survey design) under quantitative research method. In this study the population of the study is married couple of reproductive aged who had at least one child in Naraha Rural Municipality of Siraha. In this study 60/60 married women of reproductive age and having at least one child from Yadav and Mushar community. Purposive sampling method under non probability sampling method was used in this study. Interview schedule was made the major tool for data collection. In this study, middle aged (30-34) women were in higher number than others. Out of total respondents 8.30 percent were of age 15-19 years which is not legal for reproduction. The overall data shows that the majority (51.70%) of the respondents have joint family. Majority (96.70%) of Yadav respondents were illiterate but only 42.90 percent of Mushar respondents had only higher education. Out of 60 Yadav respondents 51.70 percent and out of 60 Yadav respondents more than half (55%) had taken agriculture as the main occupation. Out of 60 Mushar respondents half (50%) of them were of aged 20-24 years during first delivery whereas out of 60 Yadav respondents half (50%) of them were of age 15-19 years during first delivery. Most of the respondents (60.80%) told that the meaning of delivery is "Giving birth to the child". Among them 65 percent were Mushar and 56.70 percent were Yadav respondents. Out of 58 illiterate Yadav respondents majority (93.10%) had knowledge about delivery care. Out of 42 literate Mushar respondents 95.2 percent had knowledge about delivery care. Out of 60 Yadav respondents 76.7 percent had knowledge about T.T. vaccine. Out of 60 Mushar respondents 45 percent had such knowledge out of 60 Yadav respondents majority (60%) viewed that they had knowledge about eating meat/fish during and after delivery In case of Mushar respondents 55.55 percent had knowledge on eating meat/fish during delivery period. This data says that majority (57.50%) of the total respondents has knowledge on consuming meat/fish during and after delivery. Out of 60 Yadav respondents more (33.33%) viewed about the first helper of delivery mother as health worker. Similarly in Mushar respondents 45 percent out of total viewed the helper was oldest mothers as delivery helper. Out of 60 Yadav respondents more than 33 percent of them expressed about the knowledge of delivery complication by bleeding and vaginal pain whereas out of 60 Mushar respondents more than 40 percent of them expressed such knowledge. Out of total respondents' majority (70%) of them had knowledge about sanitation during delivery. Out of 60 Yadav respondents 30 percent of them used to go to health centre for delivery whereas only 25 percent Mushar respondents used to go to hospital for delivery. The statistics shows that 31.14 percent of the total respondents used to go to the health institutions at the last stage of delivery complications. Out of 60 Yadav respondents approximately half of them used to eat meat/fish after delivery as additional food and 55 percent in Mushar. Out of 60 Yadav respondents 35 percent of them were in normal personal hygiene condition and only 26.66 percent Mushar respondents were practicing normal personal hygiene. Out of 60 Yadav respondents 35 percent of them checked their health once after the delivery and 30 percent Mushar respondents checked their health to the health personnel once. Based on the above findings and conclusions, it is recommended that different programs related to health should be conducted. Social taboos, myths, superstitions and gender discrimination in the perspective of delivery care and especially on the use of balanced diet and sanitation are highly rooted in the study area so as in the Nepalese society which should be eradicated and further research should be conducted on the same topic.