"Beti Bachavo" Street Play–An Approach to Spread Message Among Community Members of Rural Area of a District Located in Western India

Dr Niyati Parmar; Dr Ajay Parmar; Dr. Shobha Misra; Dr. Bansari Chawada

Volume : III, Issue : VIII, August - 2014

"Beti Bachavo" Street Play–An Approach to Spread Message Among Community Members of Rural Area of a District Located in Western India

Dr Niyati Parmar, Dr Ajay Parmar, Dr. Shobha Misra, Dr. Bansari Chawada

Abstract :

One of the many health issues in rural areas is female feticide. This sensitive issue needs to be dealt with very deliberately. The overall sex ratio dropped from 934 to 920 per 1000 males in Gujarat, for Vadodara district sex ratio improved from 919 in 2001 to 934 per 1000 male in 2011. In India, socio-cultural factors and practices are the main reasons behind adverse sex ratio. Looking into background factors responsible for decreasing sex ratio, Government of Gujarat launched an intensive awareness campaign called �Beti Bachavo Abhiyan� (Save the Girl Child Campaign) to change mindsets of community towards the girl child. As an effort to enhance awareness among rural dwellers of Vadodara district and with an objective to contribute in such a nobel work, we started various activities at RHTC (Rural Health Training Centre) to add to this �Beti Bachavo� campaign. One such activity was a street play in one of the villages of RHTC area.