Tribal
An assessment of the nutritional knowledge of mothers and the nutritional status of children: a cross-sectional study among the tribal population of the Kamrup (Rural) district, Assam
By: NABAJIT KR. DAS, ARJINA BEGUM – This study involved 56 tribal mothers with children aged 1-5 years from three villages in Boko block, Kamrup (Rural) district, Assam, aiming to evaluate their knowledge of child nutrition. It also examined the sources of their nutrition information. Data was collected via questionnaires and interviews. Results showed that…
Issues of Tribal Development in Arunachal Pradesh: The Case of the Nyishi Tribe
By: TAME RAMYA, SARIT KUMAR CHAUDHURI – The paper focuses on the perspectives of sustainable development among the Nyishis of Kurung Kumey district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh who have the status of a Scheduled Tribe but are somewhat deprived of the benefits of development even after India’s economic reforms. The study reveals that…
Parental Involvement in Secondary Education among Secondary School Going Tribal Children in Sidhi District of Madhya Pradesh, India
By: PADMINI SA, K.K.N. SHARMA – Parental involvement plays a major role in the educational success of students. Parental involvement improves student’s achievement, high school completion and reduces the probability of high school dropout and increases the college enrollment rate. So, the present paper aims to examine the parental involvement in secondary education among secondary…
Ambience as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic within the Umuri village of Koraput district of Odisha
By: SOURABH DWIVEDI, MEERA SWAIN, JAYANTA KUMAR NAYAK – Indigenous knowledge simply refers to health practices, approaches, knowledge, and beliefs incorporating plant, animal, and mineral based medicines, spiritual therapies, manual techniques and exercises applied singly or in combination to treat, diagnose, and prevent illnesses or maintain well being. The study aims at assessing the situation…
Understanding Human Dependence on Forests: A Perspective on Bangru Housing Patterns and Food Habits
By: TAME RAMYA – This exploratory study was conducted on the forest dependency nature of the Bangru community of Arunachal Pradesh by highlighting their indigenous knowledge of housing patterns and food habits. A numerically weak community, Bangru is sited in about 15 villages of Sarli circle in Kurung Kumey district, a northernmost frontier district bordering…
Sex Variation of Chronic Energy Deficiency among Adult Asian Indian Indigenous Population: A Systematic Review and Meta analysis
By: SARNALI DUTTA, SADARUDDIN BISWAS, SAMIRAN BISAI – The nutritional status of an adult individual is significant for the better upbringing of their future generations. Notwithstanding, the nutritional status of the adult tribal population of India is not palatable. Consequently, an endeavour has been made in this review to get an impression of overall chronic…
Prevalence of Thinness among tribal preschool children of West Bengal: An assessment measured by BMI cut off points
By: BISWAJIT MAHAPATRA, KAUSHIK BOSE – Thinness is a major underlying problem among tribal preschool children in the developing countries including India. To assess the prevalence of low body weight/ thinness based on age and sex specific new international BMI (proposed by Cole et al.2007) cut-off points, among 2-5 years tribal preschool children of West…
Literacy Trends and Differences of Scheduled Tribes in West Bengal: A Community Level Analysis
By: SARNALI DUTTA, SAMIRAN BISAI – The present paper is based entirely on secondary sources of information, mainly drawn from the 2001 and 2011 Censuses of India and West Bengal. In this paper, an attempt has been made to analyse the present literacy trends of the ethnic communities of West Bengal, and comparing the data…
Influence of mothers’ Obesity, Hypertension and Morbidity on Infant and Child Mortality among the Zou of Manipur, North East India
By: GIN KHAN KHUAL, DHRUBA KUMAR LIMBU – The present study was conducted to find out the influence of obesity, hypertension and morbidity of the mothers on infant and child mortality among the Zou a tribal population of Manipur state. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 533 mothers of age 17- 49 years following house…
The prevalence of under-nutrition among the tribal children in India
By: UPOSOMA DEY, SAMIRAN BISAI – Tribal population of India constitutes 8.6% of the total population. They traditionally lead diverse life style and their way of life is indigenous. They are more susceptible to undernutrition which is recognized as a prevalent health problem mainly because of their uncertainty of food supply, which has serious long…