?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Assessment+of+Functioning+of+Village+Health+and+Sanitation+Committees+(VHSCs)+of+Indore+District&rft.creator=Malviya%2C+A&rft.creator=Dixit%2C+S&rft.creator=Bhagwat%2C+AK&rft.creator=Bansal%2C+SB&rft.creator=Khatri%2C+AK&rft.subject=JOURNALS&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Background%3A+The+NRHM+framework+of+implementation+mentions+provision+of+Village+Health+and+Sanitation+Committee+(VHSC)+in+each+revenue+village+that+has+to+be+formed+within+the+overall+framework+of+Panchayati+Raj+Institution+(PRI).+Objective%3A+To+review+the+current+status+of+formation%2C+training+and+functioning+of+VHSCs+in+Indore+district+and+mechanism+of+utilization+of+united+funds+in+these+VHSCs.+Materials+and+Methods%3A+A+cross+sectional+study+was+carried+out+in+32+villages%2C+of+four+blocks+of+Indore+district.+Different+stakeholders+of+VHSCs+of+these+32+villages+were+included+purposively+as+study+subjects.+Data+was+collected+using+predesigned%2C+pretested+semi+structured+questionnaires+and+checklist.+Total+of+133+interviews+of+different+stakeholders+and+32+record+reviews+were+carried+out.+The+quantitative+data+collected+by+interviews+and+record+reviews+was+analyzed+by+SPSS+software+and+qualitative+data+was+analyzed+manually+using+qualifier.+Results%3A+Significant+association+between+knowledge+and+awareness+about+any+aspect+of+VHSC+and+type+of+stakeholder+has+been+observed.+PRI+members+and+Self+Help+Group+(SHG)+members+have+been+found+to+be+totally+ignorant+about+many+aspects+of+VHSC.+No+formal+training+has+ever+been+imparted+to+the+members+of+VHSCs+regarding+functioning+of+VHSC+at+village+level.+None+of+the+functionaries+were+found+to+be+aware+of+village+health+plan.+Conclusion%3A+The+efficiency+and+impact+of+VHSCs+have+been+found+to+be+very+limited.&rft.publisher=Kakkilaya+BS&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2014-02-20&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F9708%2F1%2F2013-4-1.pdf&rft.identifier=++Malviya%2C+A+and+Dixit%2C+S+and+Bhagwat%2C+AK+and+Bansal%2C+SB+and+Khatri%2C+AK++(2014)+Assessment+of+Functioning+of+Village+Health+and+Sanitation+Committees+(VHSCs)+of+Indore+District.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F9708%2F