Gomathy Parasuraman|Krithiga Sivakumar|B. P. Shilpa|Arun T. Mithrason
What Ails the Fishermen Community in Ennore Creek: A Socio - Demographic Analysis
Saveetha University|Saveetha University|Saveetha University|Karpagam Academy of Higher Education
backgroundobjectives fishing communities socially economically educationally disadvantaged settlements characterized overcrowding extremely poor sanitation information socio demographic profile communities essential address felt needs community aim study explore socio demographic profile fishermen community residing ennore creek east coast india methods statistical analysis cross sectional study done among fishing community ennore creek north chennai tamil nadu india cluster sampling method adopted 30 clusters randomly selected probability proportionate size pps method structured questionnaire used collect information regarding socio demographic details selected study participants family members study population included individuals living nine fishing wards ennore creek minimum six months period data entry analysis done using statistical package social sciences spss version 15 descriptive statistics calculated variables findings 780 families 3542 individuals found 606 lived semi pucca houses 100 households electricity 883 households improved drinking water supply 644 households improved sanitation facility 356 households practiced open air defeaction 642 households clean fuel cooking 122 households health insurance population age 15 years 1110 313 adult population 1549 years 1919 542 254 72 60 years age number males females 1815 512 1727 488 females male literacy found 521 female literacy found 479 regard occupation 305 fishermen 279 fish vendors 22 involved non fishing jobs sizeable segment 801 adults aged 1549 years married men 1549 years got married age 21 years 278 women 1549 years got married age 18 years 364 found 541 participants hailed nuclear families 601 family size four 651 belonged category low standard living community found current users form tobacco smokedchewedsnuffed 585 current consumers alcohol consumption found 65 applicationimprovements settlements environment fishermen community bereft basic infrastructure water supply sanitation public services access healthcare low literacy rates practice early marriages declining income fishing activity hence inclination seek nonfishing jobs prevailing lower socio economic status rampant indiscriminate use tobacco alcohol salient features prevail among fishermen community ennore creek health education health promotional activities increase awareness hazards tobacco use alcohol consumption importance environmental hygiene hazards open air defecation importance benefits education especially female literacy provided bring change community keywords environmental hygiene ennore creek fishermen community socio demographic profile