Health Problem of Domestic Child Labour in Bhaisepati Area of Lalitpur Sub Metropolitan City

Abstract

This study entitled “HEALTH PROBLEM OF DOMESTIC CHILD LABOUR IN BHAISEPATI AREA OF LALITPUR SUB METROPOTITAN"was carried out in order to identify the situation of DCLs, health problem of DCLs, the study is mainly based on primary data collected form Bhaisepati Area of Lalitpur Sub Metropolitan City, using purposive sampling techniques. The number of DCLs interviewed was 112 and 10 key people interviewed from Local Organization/Association/Club, School Head, and Political parties, Ward Committee Head, Women Representative and Health Person. All completed interview schedule were checked, coded, classified and tabulated to make more clear and scientific. Simple statistical tools such as frequency distribution, average and percentage were used to analyze the different aspects related to the objectives of the study. It was found that most of the DCLs were female. It concluded that the majority of the DCLs were between 14 to 16 years. The study proves that the poor educational background of parents was the determining factor to send their children to work. Most of them were from Chhetri group in the comparison of the other castes. The large number of DCLs left their home by their parents' suggestion. Their family's occupation was agriculture; like wise poverty is main reason for working. Most of the DCLs weren't clear about future perspective. Most of the DCLs had taken bath one time in a week. They had brushed their teeth twice a day. Most of the DCLs took tobacco and had their own separate room to sleep at 9 o'clock. They took meal at the same time with their employee family members.Largest number of DCLs was suffered from diarrhoea and typhoid, jaundice pneumonia were the main health problems faced by them and they had got general treatment. They go to public hospital; the bill for the treatment was paid by the house owner. In conclusion, poverty and parents force are the main reasons to be a child labours. Hence,the government should develop well plan and should implement poverty alleviation and income generation skill development programs in rural areas. Likewise, free health and education program should be launched in rural areas specially targeting to poor families.