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Economic Burden of Healthcare in Salem District
I. Kokila
Pages: 1-6 | First Published: 05 Jun 2023
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Abstract
They experience a higher burden of certain communicable and non-communicable diseases than the national average and also have poor conditions of healthcare infrastructure. Against this backdrop, the present study aimed to examine the economic burden of healthcare in the Salem District. Specific objectives are firstly to study trends in the utilization of healthcare services in the Salem district and their determinants. Secondly, to analyze the public and private healthcare expenditure pattern in Salem district. Thirdly, to study the healthcare expenditure burden on Salem District households. According to the study's findings, the overall prevalence of the disease has reduced, though the proportion of infectious diseases has remained highest among the prevalent diseases over time. Though reduced over time, the bulk of infectious diseases is still higher in rural areas than urban areas. In contrast, most noncommunicable and other conditions are higher in metropolitan areas than in rural areas. Moreover, the rural-urban gap has reduced over time for infectious diseases and increased for non-communicable and other conditions. Utilizing healthcare services for these diseases has increased for both outpatient and inpatient care in rural and urban areas over time. This study provides some insight into the economic burden of healthcare in Salem District.
Key Words: Economic burden, Non-communicable diseases, Utilization, Healthcare
expenditure.

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An Economic Study on Paddy Cultivation in Vellore District of Tamil Nadu, India: A Comparative Analysis
N.VANAJA
Pages: 7-19 | First Published: 05 Jun 2023
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The present study aimed to compare farmer’s efficiency of paddy production and hurdles faced in paddy cultivation in Gudiyatham and Vellore Taluk. The present study area is chosen two blocks namely Gudiyatham block in Vellore District. of Tamil Nadu. The study based on information collected from block in each blocks namely Bhuvaneswaripet, Dharanampet, Gudiyattam Cutcherry, Gudiyattam South, Kamalapuram, Kokkalur, Kosavanpudur, Kottamitta, Vellore Block, and it covers 180 farmer respondents from each block, therefore, the total sample size is 360 used stratified random sampling techniques. The study found that the Gudiyatham block farmers have slightly more efficiency than Vellore Block. But the same time in sampa, kuruvai seasons and both traditional and modern methods the Vellore Block famers shown sustainably increased yields than Gudiyatham block. Whereas, Gudiyatham block block farmers shown fluctuated efficiency to produce in the paddy production. Although the study found that the both block farmer respondents are agreed the certified seed given more productivity than uncertified seeds. Further, the study found that the both blocks farmers having moderate technical efficiency in paddy cultivation. The farmer respondents from both the blocks reported that the constraints to rice productivity Emperor Journal of Economics and Social Science Research Mayas Publication 8 included shrinking labour availability, late planting due to delayed water supply from canals, water scarcity, increasing salinity/alkalinity and high incidence of pests and diseases are faced by the farmers while the cultivation. Key words: Productivity, Profitability, Sustainability, System of Rice Intensification, Technical Efficiency

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