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Few Advantages to Eat Bananas for Your Health

People know bananas as one of delicious fruit that popular since last centuries ago.
Varieties bananas were found in India, Malaysia and South East Asia five centuries ago and become favorite fruit in Asia people between others popular fruits, as apples, tomato and grapes.
Bananas can be served become varieties menu, make researchers have an idea to do survey of bananas advantages for people health.
The result is surprising, bananas have a lot of mineral, zinc, varieties vitamins, as B, B6, C and B complex.
Because of bananas rich advantages for our health, you had better to serve bananas as daily menu.
We can describe few advantages of bananas fruit,

1.Avoid from anemia,
Bananas have high zinc content so that help to product higher hemoglobin in your body.

2.Decrease high blood pressure
Bananas have high potassium content, suitable to people that have low salt diet program, but they need potassium.

3.Improve concentration
The highest potassium in bananas, proved can improve your mind shard and more concentration. (Based on survey to 200 students that have breakfast with bananas menu)

4. Improve normal digestion
Bananas have highest fibrous content that help to decrease acid stomach. According to researchers, acid fibrous of bananas are not bad effect to acid stomach, but help to improve normal.

5. Decrease depression
Survey proved that some one eat bananas when they have depression, tend to decrease, because of bananas have high protein can make your body relax and potassium in bananas can stabilize your heartbeat.

6.Decrease sunburn
Antacid of bananas can decrease your body temperature, because of drying on the sun for long time.

7.Avoid stroke
Based on the New England Journal of medicine said that people always consume bananas every day, help to avoid stroke ( almost 40 %)

8.Good for smoker addictive
Vitamin C, A, B6, B 12, potassium and magnesium in banana are good for smoker addictive. The vitamin and mineral can help to recovery your body cell because of nicotine.

9.Good for pregnant woman
Pregnant woman tend to feel queasy in the morning. They had better to eat bananas for breakfast. The highest natural sugar in bananas can help to decrease feeling queasy.

Nutrition and Dental Health Connections and Suggestions

This interview is an excerpt from Kevin Gianni’s Renegade Roundtable, which can be found at http:// www.RenegadeRoundtable.com. In this excerpt, Sally Fallon shares on connections between nutrition and dental health and even dental recovery.

Renegade Roundtable with Sally Fallon, nutrition researcher, chef, journalist and author of Nourishing Traditions-The Cookbook That Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and Diet Dictocrats.

Kevin: That’s a neat way to prepare it. Weston Price was a dentist so let’s talk about teeth. And let’s talk about what happens when people’s teeth start to decay. Can you rebuild those and what do you think some of the reasons why their teeth were so good, the cultures who were eating a non-Western diet?

Sally: Well their teeth were normal. I don’t even like to use the word “good”; they’re the way teeth are supposed to be. They were normal. A key nutrient here is vitamin K. Now Dr. Price didn’t know what this vitamin was, he called it activator X, but we have now identified it pretty firmly as vitamin K and we know that people who have a lot of vitamin K in their saliva don’t get cavities. And vitamin K is absolutely necessary for putting calcium in the teeth and bones, calcium and phosphorus. You need vitamin K for that, more than just for healthy blood. We now realize you need vitamin K for healthy teeth and bones.

Where do we find vitamin K? Well we find it in the animal fats of grass fed animals, we find it in liver, and we find it in egg yolks of grass fed chickens. Cheese is an excellent source of vitamin K. And there are a couple surprising sources of vitamin K. One is nato, which is a fermented soy product. Vitamin K is created by a special type of fermentation. So in Asia where they’re not eating butter — by the way butter is a great source of vitamin K — where they’re not eating butter and cheese, they get a lot of vitamin K from this special fermented
soy product that they eat in small amounts.

And that’s why we say…we really qualify our warnings about soy. We warn against the modern soy products but in Asia, in the context of their diet and the way they prepare the soy, it is an extremely important component of the diet, very healthy component.

And just getting back to the tooth decay. Dr. Price had a method for treating tooth decay that worked, that stopped the decay and actually reversed the decay, helped the tooth rebuild. And it was a combination of high vitamin cod liver oil and high vitamin butter oil. The butter oil was made by centrifuging butter that came from cows eating rapidly growing green grass and the oil concentrated the X factor, the vitamin K. And when he gave this to people and got them off all the sugar and everything their teeth rebuilt themselves, the re- healed themselves. We’ve had lots of people tell us they’ve done the same thing.

Kevin: Really? How much of the oil?

Sally: Well we’re saying a half a teaspoon to a teaspoon a day. Dr. Price actually administered it in drops under the tongue, alternating drops of the vitamin oil and the cod liver oil. But you know the other thing that he was concerned about was dental deformities. You have to ask yourself why all these children today need braces. Why are their teeth coming in crooked? It’s not genetic, it’s not because they suck their thumbs, it’s not because they eat soft food, it’s because of nutrition. It’s because they don’t have the right building materials to build a large wide palate for the teeth to come in straight. And I actually proved that with my reckless experiment on my children, none of them needed braces so I had a lot more money to spend on good food than spending on the orthodontist. And that’s surprising because I needed braces. So we were able to reverse that trend with the right nutrition.

Kevin: Now my question is, you may or may not know the answer to this, if you have had braces, if you’ve had your wisdom teeth pulled, is there any salvation for you?

Sally: Yes, I’m in that category. I had braces, I have a very narrow face and I had wisdom teeth pulled and I was the allergy kid, I had lots of health problems. I’ve gone on this diet and my allergies have gone away and I have a lot more energy and I haven’t gotten cavities in years and years but my wisdom teeth didn’t grow back. And my palate is narrow. After a certain point you can’t go back. And actually the palate is formed in utero and in the first years of life so that’s when a very nutrient dense diet is so crucial and, in fact, the traditional cultures understood that and fed special foods to men and women before conception and then to the women during pregnancy and to growing children.

Kevin: You mentioned rebuilding teeth. Is that getting rid of cavities that are there? Is it building back enamel?

Sally: Enamel can grow back. We’ve had people with black cavities in their teeth who did what we recommended and the tooth ache goes away and then they say a few weeks later this black piece falls out and the hole is filled. It’s amazing, isn’t it? And you know when Dr. Price first did this, and even today, dentists will tell you can’t heal tooth and yet we’ve seen it done.

Kevin: It doesn’t make any sense because you can heal a bone. So you break a bone, you can heal it, why can’t you heal a tooth?

Sally: Well, of course what the tooth does is kind of fill in whereas the bone re-knits. But yeah, it’s quite amazing.

Kevin: I have a question for you here. Someone asks, “How do you deal with all the confusion about diet?” What’s a way that someone can be at ease when all this information is being put on them, “this is right, this is right, this is wrong, someone just said this is right”…how does someone deal with that?

Sally: I know and it’s quite interesting to me when people first hear about our work there’s a certain percentage that kind of digest it immediately and that’s it, they never look back. And they’re never confused or afraid again. It just all comes together for them. But we have other people who say, “You’re just one opinion,” and so continue to be pulled in different directions on the diet and I do not know what it is that makes the difference in how you accept what we’re putting out there. All I can say is that I would strongly urge someone who’s confused to be a member and get our journal; we have a section of the journal called Caustic Commentary where we talk about all the studies coming out and what’s being said about them and what the studies really show and so forth. It keeps you up- to-date on all of these controversies. So I would recommend reading all that part of our website. We reference everything; so hopefully, if you’re not convinced in your gut immediately, eventually your brain will convince you from just all the information we put before you. I would certainly recommend carefully reading our little dietary guidelines booklet and see if that makes sense to you. It’s all bullet points and numbered points so it’s kind of easy to take in.

Kevin: To start the Weston A. Price Foundation, it must have really hit you pretty hard.

Sally: Yeah. I’d much rather stay home and cook and do leisure activities but Dr. Enig and I, Dr. Enig’s my colleague and co-author, we just looked at each other and said, “Who’s going to do this if we don’t do this?” Somebody had to do it because otherwise we were facing an absolute disaster. And fortunately a small portion of the population has listened to us and has followed the recommendations when they were pregnant and given birth to these beautiful healthy babies. Maybe that’s how I should answer the question that you asked before, go onto our website and look at our babies and if that doesn’t convince you that this is the right way to go then probably nothing will because these babies look so different from the typical modern baby. They have beautiful round faces and good skin, they don’t have circles under their eyes, they are normal in every respect, they talk early, they walk early, they’re just bright sparks. And the letters of thanks and gratitude that we get from the parents, that’s what keeps us going; that’s what helps us work 26 hours a day, day after day.

To read the rest of this transcript as well as access The Renegade Roundtable experts just like Sally Fallon please click here! Kevin Gianni is an internationally recognized health advocate, author & film consultant. He has helped thousands of people take control of their own health naturally. For more information visit raw food diets and holistic nutrition.

Health Tourism in Thailand

Private healthcare in the West is notoriously expensive, for some, prohibitively so. Commonplace medical items like dentistry or health check ups are high-priced, while surgery and major operations can completely bankrupt many individuals. Thus, the rapidly-growing practice of traveling across international borders to obtain healthcare.

Many have found their solutions in Thailand, spurring a trend in “health tourism” within the country. Why Thailand? Because the Thai medical profession is one of the most advanced in the region. Thailand’s hospitals and clinics are world class. Investments in equipment and management standards are so high that major hospitals are “internationally accredited”.

The following are some “ball park” cost comparisons. The cost of surgery can be one-tenth of what it is in the United States or Western Europe, and sometimes even less. A heart-valve replacement that would cost $200,000 or more in the US, for example, goes for $10,000 and that includes round-trip airfare and a brief vacation package. Similarly, a metal-free dental bridge worth $5,500 in the US costs around $500. A knee replacement in Thailand with six days of physical therapy costs about one-fifth of what it would in the US. Lasik eye surgery worth $3,700 in the US is available for around $730. In the US cataract surgery for one eye runs around $8,000, but at a prestigious International hospital in Thailand cataract surgery can be performed on both eyes for around $2,500. Cosmetic surgery savings are even greater: A full facelift that would cost $20,000 in the US runs about $1,200. A thorough dental cleaning and checkup runs around $10.00.

Tourists are drawn to Thailand for many reasons – tropical beauty, splendid beaches, and a fascinating culture. Now however, health is yet another reason that lures visitors to the kingdom. Thailand has become the spa capital of Asia. The country abounds in health clubs and spas, and offers an incredible amount of sporting activities, everything from golfing to scuba diving, and from biking to cave exploring.

Thai Airlines features what is known as Royal Orchid Holidays. Medical checkups, has become so important, Royal Orchid Holidays has added medical checkups to its package tours. It’s an unusual theme for a package tour, perhaps, but a very practical one, giving travelers the opportunity to have a comprehensive medical checkup while they are in Thailand for business or pleasure. Quality healthcare combined with a tourism holiday at a low price attracts patients from all over the world.

On the medical side, an Internet search of the International hospitals in Bangkok will provide all the information necessary regarding medical procedures available and the related costs. While the list is long, to start, your search should include the popular Bumrungrad Hospital, Bangkok Hospital, Samitivej Hospital, and Bangkok Nursing Home Hospital. They are all internationally accredited hospitals.

On the tourism side, Thailand is known as The Land of Smiles. It is often referred to as the most exotic country in Southeast Asia. In Bangkok a visit to the Grand Palace is a must see. Trips to a floating market or to the Bridge on the River Kwai, or other popular destinations, are easily arranged and inexpensive, even with a personal driver. A short flight or overnight train trip and you can be enjoying the pristine beaches in the Southern Islands or the Northern mountains with its waterfalls, elephants bathing in mountain streams, and Hill Tribe villages.

Consider Health Tourism in Thailand. You will readily see that you can have a medical procedure, and a wonderful holiday, all at less cost that you would have paid for the medical procedure alone in the West.

Asia Destination Goes Top Favorite for Female Travelers

It would not be only groups of men who love to travel to Asia for exciting entertainment night lives anymore. Supporting international findings that girlfriend getaways have become an increasingly popular trend, which has noted a marked increase in the number of reservations made by Western women to Asian destinations in the past year. Many statistic data from researchers such as a recent Mastercard report ‘Women Travelers of Asia Pacific’ which suggests that around 4 in every 10 Asian trips are made by women travelers – a big jump up from the 1970s estimate of 1 in 10.

In light of this trend, hotels are fast realizing the profitability of girlfriends going East. From indulgent spa treatments and shopping marathons to beach getaways and fine wining and dining options, hotels are catering, promoting and pandering to the sisters and their traveling pants.

Hotels in Thailand, such as the Banyan Tree, JW Marriott Hotel, Marriott Resort & Spa Millennium Hilton and Peninsula Hotel in Bangkok have all hosted exclusive women-only packages, often incorporating shopping and spa into itineraries with temple visits and river tours. Meanwhile, Phuket has strong female appeal with its mixture of nightlife, beaches and national parks.

In Indonesia, women traveling with women might stop for a sojourn in the bustling city of Jakarta for its shopping, followed by the beautiful beaches and hillside environs of Bali. The Alila Hotel in Jakarta has a women’s only executive level floor to afford women a safe and comfortable atmosphere.

Meanwhile, the stunning environment, friendly people and entertainment options of Bali also make it a favorite choice among female travelers. Luxury resorts are heavily promoting their spa services to women too including the exclusive Oberoi Resort, the Melia Bali Villas and Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa.

For avid shoppers looking for an Asian cultural experience where everything is clean, convenient and organized, the metropolises of Hong Kong and Singapore are a girl’s best bet. Hong Kong’s plush Fleming Hotel has a dedicated ladies floor aptly called “Her Space” which involves all sorts of female-friendly touches from a health-conscious mini-bar and yoga mat to L’Occitane toiletries and aromatherapy. Meanwhile centrally-located, shopper-friendly hotels in Singapore include the Meritus Mandarin Hotel, Pan Pacific and the charming colonial-styled hotels Fullerton and Raffles.

The Health Benefits Of Green Tea

The tea category that has lately increased its popularity in the Western consumer market is Green tea. As the rest three of the main four tea varieties (white, oolong and black teas), Green tea comes from the leaves of the plant “Camellia Sinensis” after the process of minimal oxidation. Extremely liked for its taste and color in mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan and the Middle East, Green tea has become in recent times the focal point of research for its tremendous health benefits and has earned the attention of the general public.

According to Chinese legend, tea was born by an accident. It was due to a sudden wind that some tea leaves fell inside the Chinese Emperor’s kettle while water was boiling. When he decided to taste the unique liquid that was been formed, he was so pleased with the outcome that he introduced it to his people and explored the various processes that would enhance its taste and coloring. But although many people believe Green tea to be the less oxidized form of tea, the truth is that White teas are the ones less processed from all tea categories. But as trade developed and Chinese products were exchanged as commodities which meant that they had to travel greater distances intact, the Chinese developed a process to store tea for longer periods of time. During the Tang Dynasty, wild tea was gathered and then steamed on a bamboo tray, which helped grinding the tea leaves into fine pulp called “tea mud.” Then tea mud was pressed and left to harden, later dried in the sun and baked to prevent it from rotting. Although these stages of tea process are not similar to the ones used to produce Green tea today, they remained popular over different Chinese Dynasties, playing a significant role in the developing culture of East Asia and transcended through time as a symbol of power and status. This is probably attributed to the fact that it was directly related to the royal times of the great Chinese Emperors.

As early as the 9th century people have been praising Green tea’s health benefits and when later in time lifestyle choices and fast-working environments made people extremely tired and stressed out, many began seeking the most appropriate natural methods known to man in order to decompress and find the needed relief or even the cure for their anxieties. Their prayers were answered by Green tea as its health benefits have been well-documented in China for at least 4,000 years. In fact, scientific research in both Asia and the West is providing hard evidence for the health benefits associated with drinking Green tea, like the study that revealed how Green tea actually reduces the risk of esophageal cancer and in general inhibits the growth of cancer cells.

But apart from being a cancer fighter, Green tea also fights infections, prevents food poisoning and tooth decay, is known for its positive effects on people suffering from rheumatoid arthritis and helps reduce high cholesterol levels. In short, Green tea is a great source of antioxidants and is considered one of the healthier stimulants available to today’s consumers. So, next time you need a beverage that will do you some good and taste something different, try consuming the Green tea leaves you can find and purchase from your local grocery shop. You will probably discover your new favorite drink as you can consume it hot or cold, depending on whether you need to relax or rejuvenate in an instant!

Green Tea – Health Benefits

Green Tea – Health Benefits

Studies convey that India and China were using the boiled tea leaves for more than five thousand years. They were among the first countries for the consumption of teas.

In the tradition of Japan also tea is very fundamental. Tea comes in the cultural aspect of the countries in Asia.

Tea is usually provided from Camellia Sinensis – a tea plant cultivated mostly in Middle East Asia and Africa.

The three main categories of tea are black tea, green tea and oolong tea. Though all these categories are derived from the same plant, the method of processing makes them different to each other. Green tea is the category which does not go through the process of fermentation. Oolong tea is gone through partial fermentation where as black tea is completely fermented. Asian nations like China, India, Japan, Thailand etc mostly use green tea and oolong tea. In the US, black tea is commonly used.

Green tea has become much popular these days as it has got numerous good aspects on the health. Several researches held to know about this aspect, reveals that consuming green tea can prevent or reduce several diseases.

Green tea is useful for reducing the risk of cancer, reducing the bad cholesterol in the body, inflammatory diseases, flatulence, regulating the bowel activities, balancing the sugar level in the blood, increasing thermo genesis, etc.

Generally in France, the diet of the people is very rich in the fat consumption aspects. Studies show that they have less heart problems still due to the regular intake of green tea. Japanese people are heavy smokers, but they too have less heart problems due to the use of green tea.

Green tea contains some poly phenols which work as antioxidants. These antioxidants always act against certain free radicals formed inside the body. The free radicals are formed naturally and can increase due to the pollution, smoking, UV rays etc. Black tea contains only 10% polyphenols where as green tea has 30 to 40% polyphenols.

Usually an adult is preferred to have three or four cups of green tea a day.

The advantages of green tea on our health aspects:

1. The regular consumers of green tea have less amount of bad cholesterol in the body and have more good cholesterol too. Some researches held in some animals say that poly phenols can reduce the intestine’s absorption of cholesterol and also boosts the emission of cholesterol from the body.

2. Green teas effect to reduce the risk of cancer on Japanese people has not proved scientifically. But some researches reveal that the poly phenols can definitely reduce the cancer cells.

3. Some researches reveal that polyphenols also reduce Type-1 diabetes. It helps to decrease the production of insulin for this and helps to make a balance to the glucose level in the blood.

4. Green tea is good for liver too. It can decrease the risk of diseases caused by alcohol consumption and also the problems due to that. The people who use green tea regularly can prevent the liver problems or diseases.

5. The polyphenols in the green tea can help us to reduce the weight of the body, though it is not proved scientifically. So it is also used in several weight loss products.

For a few people, some safety measures should be considered for the consumption of green tea. Those who have serious health problems should not use green tea. This includes ulcer, heart diseases, mental disorders etc. Ladies who are pregnant are not recommended the consumption of green tea. Those who are having regular medications like antibiotics, weight losing supplements, beta blockers, oral contraceptives, lithium, etc should never consume green tea with this as it can reduce or nullify the effect of these medicines. Sometimes green tea can also have some side effects when used along with these medications.

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When it comes to loudness, of phuket it has although a loud sort of genre yet the calmness rules here too. Simple party points play role of roots to revive your old and forgotten nerve of musical nights, flavored food, beach days, shopping hobbies, architect instinct and every beautiful thing in the world your mind can think of is in phuket with dashing bareness. When you are on a beach at phuket that really helps to realize you are in paradise. Colorful beaches with enormous availability of food to make a suitable choice out of everything perfect and sheer calmness that leaves exquisiteness to your care to do and enjoy the nature. Marina development south East Asia and tgr strikes a difference when pronounced, among the best agencies, who engineered architectural unique designs such as megayachts phuket and burjal Arab in Dubai.

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Health and Safety in South East Asia

Mulling over a trip to the exotic delights of South East Asia? Good on you, it is a vibrant and fascinating location. Just take a few simple precautions and you will love it all!

South East Asia sits in what is referred to as the hot tropics. This means that whatever time of the year you visit, count on a tropical climate of hot temperatures, high humidity and sometimes torrential rain.

What accompanies this climate is invariably the presence of some tropical bugs and viruses that you may not be familiar with. I am not saying that you should recoil in horror and select another destination, in fact far from it. What is helpful is the old saying of, forewarned is forearmed.

Firstly I would like to discuss one fundamental issue, and that is about water. In South East Asia, water is abundant, reflecting the fact of their location in the tropics. This water is fine for cooking, (as it is boiled), washing and laundering your clothes. However in most cases is it unwise to drink this water as some gastric bugs may result. Please do not let this put you off, as the solution is really quite straightforward. Bottled water is everywhere in South East Asia and it is also very inexpensive. As an example, a liter of pure drinking water in Cambodia is around 25c US.

The other pre trip basics that I would suggest you tick off before you depart are the vaccinations and preventative medications. Here are the vaccinations I recommend you have before travelling anywhere.

1) Diphtheria/Tetanus. These ailments are devastating and can strike anywhere, even at home. The solution is as easy as a shot, followed by boosters every five years or so.

2) Cholera. See your doctor to get an easy vaccination against this disease.

3) Typhoid. A two shot program will protect you here.

4) Hepatitis A. An initial shot, followed by a follow up one year later will protect you for life.

The other issue that I want to discuss are those mosquito born illnesses. In South East Asia the two ailments that you need to be aware of, are malaria and dengue fever. There are pre emptive medications for these, but just as important, there are easy and sensible strategies that you can adopt whilst in the region.

1) At dawn and dusk, be aware of mosquito activity around you.

2) Use a barrier cream containing the active ingredient DEET.

3) Wear light clothing and avoid still, swampy areas.

4) Carry a mosquito net, and use it for sleeping if other protectants such as spray or screens are not available.

Do not let any of this information deter you from visiting this part of the world. You will love it and hanker to return!

Reproductive Health Education on Disadvantaged Adolescents in Thailand and India (case Study in Northern)

NEED AND CONTEXT

It has been observed that the recent economic growth in the Asian cities indicate that there has been a breakdown of traditional support systems such as the family because of rapid urbanization and modernization. Moreover, a large number of people are living below the poverty line in impoverished environment in urban and rural communities. Their acute needs for housing, food, health, education, and incomes are the very forces that push adolescents to look for a means of livelihood on the streets, engage in prostitution, be hooked up with crime/drug syndicates, or become victims of sexual and physical abuse. It is a battle of bare struggle for daily survival and contributes in every ways they can. Any measure to penalize parents of such children will only result in further abuse and oppression of people who are already disadvantaged. Such children struggle hard in getting the most essential requirements to meet the basic needs of life and such children need special attention and educational intervention. These disadvantaged adolescents are generally malnourished and often anemic; many of them physically stunted, suffer psychologically from undue family pressures and abuses and are neglected at home. They tend to develop low self-esteem from broken families, single-headed households because of the death, separation, or labor migration of one of their parents. Moreover, they live in slums and squatter communities, sub-human conditions and are susceptible to crime syndicates and gang conflicts, substance/drug abuse, and gambling.

In the developing and under developed countries like India and Thailand a large percentage of population live below the poverty line and adolescents from such environment face difficulties in getting access to good education. It is therefore felt that in both the surround adolescents are of in the process of development and failure to meet their developmental need have lend to safe and serial destructions behaviors. Adolescents lack necessary life skills for cape up in to the realities and challenges of life. Adolescents accords for the largest portion of the world’s population and have been on an increasing trend and there are “230 million Indian adolescent in the age of group of 4 to 19” that (Population and Health IndoShare, 2006). Moreover, it is expected that this age group will continue to grow reaching over “214 million by 2020” (United Nations (UN) 2000) due to has traditionally been a male dominated society and has a strong son preference in most part of but Indian girls tend to be discriminated against by their families and also demographic trends indicate deep-rooted gender discrimination. In India, the condition of disadvantaged adolescents resembled that of their centers pail Thailand. Indian Young adolescents are facings serious problem of lack of access to reliable knowledge on the process of growing up reproductive health practices and value system. There has been a need to provide education on the developmental changes and needs during teenagers. This may reduce the risk of future.

Today, almost every Indian and Thai whether rich or poor, young or old, is exposed to much that is foreign, largely because in the last two decades India and Thailand has become one of the region’s most popular tourists destinations. At times, the growing economy and favorable investment opportunities have also attracted many foreign multinationals, which continue to add to the already fair large expatriate community. However, despite the intensity of their exposure to “foreign” influences, particularly western cultures and lifestyles, Indian and Thai culture remains a solid influence within family life and early childhood. From birth, Indian and Thai adolescents are still much more deeply immersed in culture than they are exposed to foreign influences despite the fast-paced changes that have been affecting Indian and Thai adolescents. The adolescents of deferred families are emotionally disturbed and driven adrift as wanderers, delinquent children with im-permissive behaviors such as loitering, gambling, drug addiction, crime, truancy, prostitution, and begging, illegal dealings. As the consequence of these adverse behaviors, cases of illegal pregnancy, baby abandonment, and HIV/AIDS infection are becoming more and more severe.

There also reported, “Thai Children are spending more time in talking and chatting on the phone and the trendiest models of mobile phones, love hanging out with their friends at night, the drugs problem and the loss of Thai identity and shopping for brand name products. The latest fashion among the hobbies of many of today’s Thai children is they are becoming increasingly violent and blaming society and their own families for their behavior and involve in premature sex, drugs and aggressiveness”. “The study found that despite the well-to-do family backgrounds of the teens surveyed, most of them shared a common problem of loneliness, depressive tendencies and a need for love”. The gap between parents and children is greater than ever before, arising from broken families or from families which faille to inculcate morals in their children because they havenless time for their children and had left them to the peril of sick and violent society in Thailand (Aphaluck Bhatiasevi, Thongbai Thongpao 2002), (Tong Thum Struggles, 2006)

With the best intention and efforts of the education as a social instrument, it is possible to promote the complete welfare of disadvantaged population. Among the several types of disadvantaged adolescents, Adolescents forced to enter the labour market, adolescents affected by HIV/AIDS and adolescents affected by narcotic drugs need special attention. They have trouble in getting proper guidance to overcome personal problems and require proper guidance and counseling to become aware of the ill effects narcotic drugs, labour market and HIV/AIDS. It may not be possible to develop awareness in the expected manner through normal school curriculums. Hence, a separate educational intervention, which is nothing but a planned programme of educational guidance, organized to meet the scientific and psychological needs of disadvantaged adolescents in the age group of 13-16. Hence, in this study, an attempt will be made to study the educational adjustment of disadvantaged adolescents and to find out the impact of a structured educational intervention programme in developing proper awareness and attitude towards reproductive health, drugs, sexuality and values.

The present study examined the impact of an educational intervention programme on the knowledge and attitude on disadvantaged adolescents in Northern India and Thailand. The study intends to assess and compare the knowledge about the process of growing up, HIV/AIDS awareness, values and attitude of teen-age students staying in the schools. Reproductive health education is a key strategy for promoting preventive measures among teenagers.

METHOS

The sample for the study consisted of 225 disadvantaged adolescents who included 125 adolescents from India (Chennai Himmat Slum area, Jammu region) and Thailand (Yong People Develop Chiang Mai and Teresa Anusorn Foundation (Ban Teresa) Chiang Rai, Province). The sample populations of disadvantaged adolescents are residents of orphanages and slum area and studying in high school classes in the age of groups from 13 to 16 years. Data was collected by administering knowledge test consisted of items on process of growing up HIV/AIDS, reproductive organs and their functions family planning and parenting and attitude scale to measure beliefs and practices about sexuality and abstinence. An experimental design consisted of experimental and control group was formed. Questionnaires were translated from English to Hindi and Thai, (mother tongue of the respondent), then back in to English to ensure that no meaning was lost in translation. There were use two groups of learner: both the groups were given Pre-Test as well as Post-Test, where experimental group were given intervention programme and control group was not be given any intervention programme.

Control group: – there were in two states: ten administrators conducted face-to-face interviews and Focus groups with disadvantaged adolescent in India and Thailand.

First state, in India country; 10 Indian administrators were called the Indian disadvantaged adolescents from there house at Slum area (Jammu), meeting for data collected were an adjustment questionnaire in each of person and groups by Hindi (mother tongue of the respondent).

Second state, in Thailand country: 125 questionnaires in Thai (mother tongue of the respondent) were administered to the Thai disadvantaged adolescent of two orphanages, I collected later the questionnaires.

Intervention / Treatment Programme

Experts: Facilitators who were willing to participate in the study were invited for receiving community sensitization, booklet distribution, and CD training;

Experimental group: 200 students (and also inmates) belonging to Channai Himmat, Slum area (Jammu, India), Teresa Anusorn Foundation (Ban Teresa), and Yong People Develop (Thailand) who had got least scores namely, were given one day training programme on intervention or treatment as;

In the morning: the orientation and participants programme concentrated on basic issues such as general framework of adolescent growth, and consisted of discussions and demonstrations. The training programme practiced the activities to develop the knowledge level and the attitude about HIV/AIDS, drug abuse and reproductive health education

In the afternoon until evening: the revised questionnaires were administered to the experimental group in 3 sessions as: (a) the personal details. (b) The knowledge level and attitude were administered to find out themselves and whenever they had doubt in understanding the items, the administrators made them easy by giving supplementary examples. In addition, (c) group discussed for preparation of suggestive measures to improve and policies.

Design of the study

An educational intervention programme consisting of awareness activities presented through media presentation, discussion and interaction was presented to the experimental group. Universals and multivariate analysis of the data were used to assess the impact of interventions and to identify the predictors of change in knowledge and attitude. Significant changes in terms of gain between pre-test and post-test was observed.

Analysis

The completed questionnaires were collated and entered into the computer. The data was entered and analyzed using SPSS. After verification and reduction of data, descriptive frequencies were completed. This was followed by uni-variate and multi-variety procedures to assess the impact of the interventions and to identify other predictors of change in knowledge and attitude. Analysis was stratified by sex shown how responses to the variables of knowledge and attitude, differ boys, girls, age, and education. Descriptive statistics was used to profile the study population. Knowledge and attitude was then used to explore the demographic variables associated with HIV/AIDS, drug abused and reproductive Health Education. The following statistical techniques were applied in the present project: Paired Samples “T”-test and “F”-test.

FINDINGS

The demographic profile of the 250 Indian and Thai respondent questionnaires is shown the relationships between demographic characteristics of Indian and Thai were founds Indian boys (54.40%) less than Thai boys (56%), and Indian girls (45.60%) more than Thai girls (44%). In the same age group of Indian and Thai 15 years old, and the same of the secondary school of Indian: (Standard: 9) and Thai: (Grades 3), had significant .05 is shown in Table 1.

Answers were grouped in comparing scores from Indian and Thai disadvantage adolescent after received a treatment on knowledge and attitude about HIV/AIDS, drug abuse and reproductive health education, all participating (N= 200) were group interviewed and after the intervention had significant difference is (0.05), are shown in Table 2-16.

The findings also revealed significant differences between boys and girls in knowledge and attitude towards reproductive health education. Implications of the study for the awareness programmes were suggested.

DISCUSSION

In many Northern states of India and Thailand, the HIV/AIDS, drug abuse and reproductive health needs of Indian and Thai disadvantaged adolescents are either poorly understood or not fully appreciated. Evidence is growing that this neglect can seriously jeopardize the HIV/AIDS, drug abuse and reproductive health education needs and future well-being of them.

The policies addressed the effectiveness of the programmed to highlights what there needs to be done to promote and protect to the disadvantaged adolescent in India and Thailand in the future as: all schools should develop textbooks making learning interesting by following extensive community sensitization in support of adolescent reproductive health education appropriate in Indian and Thai cultural and tradition. Because of Indian and Thai culture and tradition, adolescents kept learning by them long time ago that, made them grow up in the wrong life and have been against morality.

Indian and Thai adolescent problems erupt from families and by themselves after they have been sexually abused or because their families could not understand adolescent behavior and teach them about reproductive health education and sexual health education. Such as should improve in knowledge and attitude among school-going adolescents with the media modern of families. In addition, it was found that sexually abused violated in Indian and Thai adolescents should learn and practice self-protection and should gather knowledge of the Child Rights and much more.

India disadvantaged adolescents

1. Indian disadvantaged adolescents are neglected from home, school and there country of the knowledge. They tend to undeveloped of the confidents and very poorly of the knowledge, attitude about Reproductive Health, drug and HIV/AIDS. Thus as, should to improve and increase and learn the knowledge attitude and understanding of disadvantaged adolescents

2. In India, the responsible organizations both governmental and non-governmental of India have to develop policies for adolescent and should to include HIV/AIDS education and health programme in schools curriculums. In addition, those reproductive health educational services for adolescent girls are especially needed in schools and families.

3. Parents, families, teachers and administrators in orphanages or schools should be encouraged to discuss or give guidance and approval about reproductive health education, drug and HIV/AIDS with their disadvantaged adolescent.

Thailand disadvantaged adolescents

1. Should to improve and increase the knowledge attitude and understanding of disadvantaged adolescents in Northern about reproductive health education and sexual health education.

2. Especially, in Northern, Thailand having spread of higher Drug and HIV/AIDS, thus as should to teach or train to get about the knowledge attitude and understanding of reproductive health to adolescents and parents more then other.

3. The reproductive and sexual health education should be included in the curriculum for the second level – primary education (Grades 4-6), Third level – secondary education (Grades 1-3) and Fourth level – secondary education (Grades 4-6). It is too late to start from Third level – secondary education (Grades 1-3) in Thailand thus; the Ministry of Education has to prepare a new policy to put this subject at the Basic Education Curriculum Standard as soon as possible.

4. It appears that in Thailand media has caused a change in sex related values among adolescents. With the misuse of Internet in getting information on sex related issue supplemented by the use of Cell phone, TV, VCD, DVD and booklets is increasing Crime problems of sexually abused. Thus, the qualities of the textbooks or booklets to be distributed to the adolescents.

TABLE

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I thank to Dr. Y. N. Sridhar, Guide of Research for me. I would like too many helpful and thank the following students, Mr. Kasame Sakonllapap, Mr. Santi Jongkongka, Mr. Prasarn Ruansang and people for their supported. I thankfulness to Father Carlo Luzzi, Mother Elisa Cavana, Father Niphot Thiengwiharn and my family, for contributing to this study by providing funding.

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