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Policy Gaps and Health Risks: Addressing Women’s Indoor Air Pollution Exposure in Pakistan
109-121Views:38Indoor air pollution currently poses a significant challenge, adversely impacting both the physical and mental health of women. The substantial use of fossil fuels for domestic chores endangers women's health and exposes them to considerable risks. In this regard, this study elucidates the factors driving the use of fossil fuels in domestic kitchens in Pakistan. The association between primary indicators such as women's health, duration of women’s current pregnancy, and pregnancy status with household air pollution is analyzed. We use Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression in Stata, and the results indicate that the type of cooking fuel significantly affects women's health. Furthermore, indoor cooking also negatively influences the duration of pregnancy. Based on these results, the paper provides practical policy recommendations for governments and policymakers to mitigate health risks. This study is instrumental in analyzing the current state of household air pollution, offering a robust model for countries heavily reliant on fossil fuels, and examining the consequent health impacts on women.
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The Influence of Employment Stress On the Academic Performance of Working Students: Perspectives from Pakistan
17-41Views:1439One must grasp stress's intricacy to develop and implement stress-reduction strategies. Employment-related stress on academic performance is becoming an acute concern for psychological and mental health in Pakistan. The current research focuses on how employment-related stress interferes with graduate students' academic performance in Parachinar, District Kurram Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. This investigation applies quantitative methods—the Govt. Postgraduate College Parachinar, District Kurram, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan, completed a standardized questionnaire to 180 students from various academic disciplines.
The findings illuminate stress's intricacy. It may be utilized to establish and encourage more efficient and achievable strategies or techniques that improve academics and job satisfaction, inspiration, and effectiveness at the individual and organizational levels.
The research study concluded that 81.67% of male students suffered from employment stress. Student stressors include workload (31.67%), lack of time management (9.44%), interpersonal conflicts (20.00%), high study load (21.11%), and financial problems (17.78%), and the coping strategies being adopted by these students; Moral support (13.89%), Social support (30.00%), Financial support (45.00%), and Job enrichment (11.11%). The research concludes that addressing the highlighted concerns, counselling, and other successful coping strategies may alleviate academic and employment stress.
