Sisu Samrakshak

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Sisu Samrakshak Mysore Field Test
Noah Bessoff September 8, 2003
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Sisu Samarakshak

• Mother and Child Healthcare Information Portal
  turned Lifecycle Healthcare Information Portal
• Why ICT??
• Consistency of information
• Reduce Burden on Front Line Functionaries
• Enhance capacity to deliver services to
  villagers
• Environmental Components
• Hygiene
• Water pollution and protection
• Indoor air quality
• Protection of trees and agricultural resources

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Research Goals Findings

• Usability
• Accessibility by various segments of the
  communities
• Ease of use and understanding
• Persisting technical or content issues
• Sample
• 6 Villages hand picked
• 360 Exit interviews
• 210 observed user groups / 1099 users observed
• Methodology
• Observation
• Exit Interview and SSEI
• Focus Group Discussions

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Subject Specific Exit Interview

• Intended to gauge the degree to which users are
  learning the information presented in the portal
• Select appropriate form based on what the user
  viewed
• No leading questions
• Listen and record what is stated
• Scored by ?,?, ?-

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Using SSEI Scores
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Using SSEI Scores
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Using SSEI Scores
Literacy and SSEI Scores
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Using SSEI Scores
Education and SSEI Scores
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Observed and Stated Intentions to Adopt

• A lactating mothers testimonial on the
  consumption of mango and papaya
• Removal of a shrub inside the upper wall of a
  village well
• Extreme interest in mens involvement so as to
  facilitate implementation of SSK Prescriptions
• New mother confined to a dark room in the home is
  seen active several days after family members
  viewed the portal

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Finding internships funding

• Paid or unpaid
• OCS and the alumni connections
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