Gunagi
Education and Economic Profile of the Gunagi Community of Uttara Kannada, District, Karnataka, India
By: PRAMOD S. GINIWALAD – Historically when Karnataka was stretched towards the west, the Gunagi community migrated from Maharashtra (Ratnagiri) region towards the coastal line of Karnataka with “Habbu Brahmins.” Especially towards Karwar, Ankola, Yellapur, and Kumta taluks. Gunagi are priest, Farmers and farm labourers. Out of four taluks 140 households and 550 the cluster…
Prevalence of obesity and overweight among the Adults of Gunagi community Uttar Kannada district, Karnataka, India
By: PRAMOD S. GINIWALAD, ARUNA HALLIKERI – The objectives of the present study were to determine and compare the prevalence of underweight and obese/overweight and their associations with specific dietary patterns and demographic determinants among the Gunagi community. The cluster sampling technique and simple random sampling were taken for data collection from One hundred and…