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- Title
Impact of Flood on Psychological Health of Skilled Women in Pakistan: A Case Study of Dadu District in Sindh.
- Authors
Abbasi, Zareen; Soomro, Shamim; Abrar, Wajiha
- Abstract
This is a reality that expected catastrophe in the shape of floods is a gigantic challenge that strike roughly and wipe out human lives, communication, road and rail network and crops in Pakistan. This vulnerable situation strikes millions of people as they became homeless and bound to survive in camps. This intend of this paper is to find out the impact on the psychology of working women who are the main contributing agent in the economic development. The main purpose of this paper is to consider the health of skilled women as an important factor as skilled women play an important role in running their houses and support their family. If the health of the woman is considered on priority then it positively creates strong impact on the general health of society. In Pakistan skilled women play an important role in the development of society. Skilled women are major part of economy in flood affected areas. This flood has left deadly imprints in their lives and created high level of distress in them. Stress has affected their motivation and commitment towards life. The main focus of study is to deduce the level of stress in skilled women due to flood and to develop their thoughts towards progressive and productive life. Women play a pivotal role in development of Sind province and in their own family earning. These skilled women are earning by making caps, rallies and different handicrafts. They are affected psychologically by this devastating flood. The research is carried out to study the impact of flood on psychological health of skilled women in district Dadu in Sind province.
- Subjects
PAKISTAN; FLOODS; WOMEN; MOTIVATION (Psychology); ECONOMIC development; PSYCHOLOGY of women; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
New Horizons (1992-4399), 2013, Vol 7, Issue 1, p4
- ISSN
1992-4399
- Publication type
Case Study