Life Partner Expectations: Young Female Engineering Student

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Introduction: This is a part of a multicentric study of youth behaviour in various colleges across India. This article was a survey to investigate life partner expectations in college students.
Method: The sample included first-year students from an all-women engineering college in Pune (N = 78). A self-designed questionnaire made by AACCI was used to assess these expectations.
Results: Perceptions affirmed by the participants included valuation of education, wishing to pursue a career after marriage (x2= 59.9, p <0.001), catering to parents financially even after marriage (x2 = 55.84, p < 0.001), not wanting the potential partner to expect financial aid from their family (100%), wanting acceptance for continuing with their social life including their male friends after marriage (x2 = 52.5, p <0.001), and not wanting a partner to be very fond of religious rituals (x2= 10.05, p < 0.01). It was also reflected in the fact that most of them did not like their husband smoking or drinking (x2= 18.5, p < 0.01) even socially (x2= 4.15, p < 0.05). Analysis of this data was utilised to decide the contents of a workshop on “choosing your life partner” which was
subsequently conducted by researchers in the college.
Conclusion: It was interesting to analyse the mindset of these young college girls about their life partner expectations. We found the analysis of this data very useful in planning the contents of a workshop on “choosing your life partner” which was subsequently conducted by us in the college.

How to cite this article:
Bhave SY, Itkarkar S, Shibu SS, Mane S, Kariya P,
Sovani A. Life Partner Expectations: Young Female
Engineering Students. Ind J Youth Adol Health.
2023;10(4):1-7.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2349.2880.202310

Structured Assessment of Quality of Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) Materials Utilised under Programme Yuva Spandana: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Introduction: To enhance the effectiveness of any health promotion/ education initiatives, a variety of well-designed and effective Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials and their assessment are crucial.
Objective: To assess all available IEC materials under Yuva Spandana (YS).
Methodology: Data were collected using a specifically developed checklist to assess the quality of 233 IEC materials (142 printed and 91 video). The key domains of quality were listed through desk review and discussion with the core team of YS for their appropriateness and feasibility. A scoring system was developed for assessing the quality and the questions in the assessment checklist were scored (1-Yes & 0-No). Subsequently, the quality of each IEC material was assessed by formula (scores obtained by each IEC material/ maximum score for that IEC material X100). Categorical variables were summarised using frequency and percentage and continuous variables were analysed and presented as mean and standard deviation.
Results: Our study revealed that the quality of most IEC materials utilised in programme YS was above average. Almost 90% of the visual IECs had quality percentage scores between 50% and 74%. The average quality score of printed IECs was 27.09 (± 4.32) and visual IECs was 35.44 (± 4.87).
Conclusion: This assessment provides essential inputs for improving the IEC materials used in YS. Although the developed checklist is comprehensive, a few domains need further exploration.

How to cite this article:
Medhi U, Pradeep B S, Arvind B A, Gautham M S, Rajeshwari, Velu S, Vani, Sonia T, Devyani A. Structured Assessment of Quality of Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) Materials Utilised under Programme Yuva Spandana: A Cross-Sectional Study. Ind J Youth Adol Health. 2023;10(4):8-19.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2349.2880.202311

Indian Journal of Youth and Adolescent Health (E-ISSN: 2349-2880)

Life Partner Expectations: Young Female Engineering Student

Structured Assessment of Quality of Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) Materials Utilised under Programme Yuva Spandana: A Cross-Sectional Study