Identification of Health Deviance Using WASH Toolkit among Women In Selected Urban Slum Area of Navi Mumbai

Abstract

Be healthy is vital aspect of qualitative life. The deviation from sound health can be multi-factorial, like food pattern, socioeconomic status, lifestyle, diseases and so on. Women health is major concern for society due to specific factors associated with health like child birth and menstruation. According to fifth National Family Health Survey for the state of Maharashtra during 2019, the prevalence of diabetes mellitus was 12.4% among women and 13.6 % among men and hypertension among women was 23.1% and 24.4% among men¹. Anemia is major health deviant among women and it’s a contributing factor to other co-morbid conditions also. A study conducted in districts of Maharashtra for prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age group at two time points of National Family Health Survey 2015 -16 and 2019-20. The results depicts the prevalence of anemia is elevated to 6.2 % in 2019-20 from 2015 -16. Out of 36 districts, 16 districts have higher prevalence that is 55 % of anemia².  A study was conducted to identify the prevalence of hypertension in Maharashtra by District level Household & Facility Survey. The results shows 25 % overall prevalence in Maharashtra. Mumbai and Satara districts have high prevalence³. The prevalence rate of thyroid is increased as per National Family Health Survey. In 2015-2016it was 2.2 % and in 2019-2021 the prevalence was 2.9 %. As per reports the thyroid disorders was less than 1% in males where as 2 % in females⁴. Based on the above finding it’s high time to track the common health deviances from both rural and urban sectors of community. Health prevention and health promotion activities need to be implemented on war footing basis from the prevention and promotion of community health