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RESEARCH STUDIES
Social Network India is involved in research and consultancy in multiple aspects of socio-economic development in the country. SNI provides consulting services to Government and Non Government organization. Some of our Research Clients include Ministry of Textiles, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MOHFW), Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), Ministry of HRD, TRAI, Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, WWF, SIDA, Consumer VOICE, Plan International (India Chapter) and save the children. SNI is empanelled with Planman Consulting India Private Limited, and Government of Assam for providing consulting services for implementation of research projects, Mission-Gramin, and Government of Assam for providing consulting services for
implementation of research projects, field work, training, analysis, etc. SNI has successfully conducted various research studies at PAN India level in various social sectors for various departments. Environment, Energy Conservation, Public Health, Water and Sanitation are the most needed sector in current scenario. The organization has vast experience in conducting of Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment, and research studies for in house projects as well as for outside projects. SNI is making efforts towards capacity building of grass-root NGOs by introducing a series of educational packages on environment, energy conservation, water and sanitation, gender discrimination, Right to Education, public health, wild life etc.
Survey
Fundamentally, a survey is a method of gathering information from a sample of people, traditionally with the intention of generalizing the results to a larger population.
Evaluation
Evaluation assessment considers value, merit, worth, significance or quality (Scriven, 1991). It may aim to identify what works, for whom, in what respects.
Monitoring
Monitoring is conducted after a programme has begun and continues throughout the programme implementation period.
IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
Environmental Impact Assessment Review (EIA Review) is a refereed, interdisciplinary journal serving a global audience of practitioners.
TYPES OF RESEARCH STUDIES
Observational Studies
In observational studies, the people in the study live their daily lives as they choose. They exercise when they want, eat what they like and take the medicines their health care providers prescribe. They report these activities to researchers.
Prospective Cohort Studies
A prospective cohort study follows a large group of people forward in time. Some people will have a certain exposure (like alcohol use) and others will not. Researchers compare the different groups (for example, they might compare heavy drinkers, moderate drinkers, light drinkers and non-drinkers) to see which group is more likely to develop an outcome (like breast cancer).
Case-control studies
A case-control study takes a different approach. Researchers identify two groups—cases (people who already have an outcome (like breast cancer)) and controls (people who do not have an outcome). They then compare the two groups to see if any exposure (like alcohol use) was more common in the history of one group compared to the other.
Randomized Controlled Trials
Randomized controlled trials (randomized clinical trials) use interventions (like an exercise class) to change the behavior of some people in the study to see how it affects their health. Or, they may give certain treatments (like a new chemotherapy drug) to some participants to see how well it treats their breast cancer.
Patient Series
A patient series is a health care provider’s observations of a group of patients who are given a certain treatment. There is no comparison group in a patient series. That is, all the patients are given a certain treatment and the outcomes of these patients are studied.