Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: May | Volume: 9 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 9-12
A Community Based Cross-Sectional Study about Women Status in Varanasi
Aparnesh Pandey1, Sunil Kumar2, Piyush Yadav3
1,3Research Scholar, Department of Community Medicine, IMS, BHU, Varanasi, India.
2Associate Professor, Community Medicine, IMS, BHU, Varanasi, India.
Corresponding Author: Sunil Kumar
ABSTRACT
Background- In India women population is 48.45% and work participation for women is 25.1% (Census 2011). Many women, who are eligible for job, are not permitted by their family members. To know about women empowerment, permission to do job and age at marriage are two important parameters.
Objective- To find different socio-economic indicators in society those influence women status. To find relationship between different socio-economic indicator and women status.
Result- 58.75% respondents were housewife, 6.25% respondents were in government job. Most common age group of respondents was 25-30 years. 60% respondents were permitted to do job. Age at marriage of girl is dependent on locality and educational level.
Discussion- In this study Women literacy rate was 86.20 % and NFHS-4 women literacy rate was 70.50%, Women literacy of Varanasi was 66.69% (census 2011).Contribution of women in employment is 26% (World Bank 2012). In this study, 17.6% of women were in job and 10% were doing business. When we combine these two, the percentage comes closer to the World Bank and census, 2011 findings. It is a welcome sign that more than half of women population are permitted to do job.
Key words: women status, age at marriage, education, locality, permitted to job, NFHS-4.