Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) 2024Final.pptx
Dr Sandeep Singh
1. A PROFILE OF SOCIAL SUPPORT IN PHYSICALLY DISABLED STUDENTS IN AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF KANPUR Sandeep Singh* R.P.Sharma** Suresh Chandra*** Seema Nigam**** Punit Varma***** *Resident **Professor & Head ***Professor ****Associate Professor *****Assistant Professor Department of Community Medicine, G.S.V.M. Medical College, Kanpur (U.P.)
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3. It is not surprising that the physically challenged fight two battles: the battle to overcome the limitations imposed by their physical condition and the battle to be accepted by others. Physical disability in itself may not be as bad physical experience as the social one, especially in those cases where the handicap is visible
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6. To study the Profile of social support in physically disabled students.
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8. Study setting– Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology for Handicapped U.P., Kanpur.
9. Study period- The present study was carried out in the year 2009-2010.
10. Study subjects- All (i.e. 210) physically disabled diploma stream students, in the age group 15 years and above, present at the time of data collection were taken as study subjects. The social classification was done according to modified B. G. Prasad (AICPI, April 2010 ). Data was collected by interview method using a predesigned & pretested Questionnaire.
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12. TABLE-2 DISTRIBUTION OF PHYSICALLY DISABLED STUDENTS ACCORDING TO THEIR RELIGION
13. Table-3 DISTRIBUTION OF PHYSICALLY DISABLED STUDENTS ACCORDING TO THEIR CASTE
14. Table- 4 Distribution of physically disabled students according to their SocialClass(According to modified BG Prasad social classification (AICPI, April 2010).)
15. Table- 5Distribution of physically disabled students according to social support (N=210) (multiple response)
18. It was seen that maximum 90.95% of the physically disabled students were getting community support, whereas this percentage was 87.14% in case of sibling and friends. It was lowest 79.68% in case of parents. It may be explained by the fact that parents are most directly affected by the disability of their wards.
19. It was observed that, still a significant percentage of physically disabled students are not getting positive social support.
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