Juang
Insights into the genetic makeup from the distribution of ABO and Rh blood groups in the Juang tribe of Odisha
By: NIKITA NAHAK, SOUMYA RANJAN NAYAK, PRIYANKA KHURANA – The ABO and Rh blood group systems are crucial for transfusion medicine, organ transplantation, and genetic research. Studying these blood groups across various populations aids in deciphering genetic diversity and evolutionary patterns. This study focused on the ABO and Rh blood group distribution in the Juang…
Co-existence of Under-nutrition and Central Obesity among Adult Juangs of Keonjhar District in Odisha, India
By: BINOY KUMAR KUITI, SUBHENDU ACHARYA, KANHU CHARAN SATAPATHY, DILLIP KUMAR BARIK, PRASANNA KUMAR PATRA – Objective: The population in India still faces the burden of undernutrition and non-communicable diseases, and the prevalence of undernutrition and obesity is gradually increasing. The discourse regarding the dual burden of undernutrition and central obesity has not yet been…
Prevalence of Under-nutrition among the Juangs. A study on a particularly vulnerable tribal group of Odisha, India
By: MONALI GOSWAMI – This study is undertaken to determine the overall prevalence of under-nutrition based on body mass index (BMI) of the Juangs, a vulnerable tribal population of Odisha, India. A total of 414 adult males and 423 adult females (≥18 years) were considered for anthropometric data from fifteen villages under two blocks of…