Wanchos
Opium Addiction and Poor Pregnancy Outcome among the Wancho Tribal Population, Arunachal Pradesh, India
By: CHAYA RANI HAZARIKA – Pregnancy outcome is a powerful indicator of the health status of its women and the quality of health care available to the community. A two-way relationship between women’s health and pregnancy outcome exists and high rates of foetal and early infant mortality are well known. The use of opium for…
Knowledge and Practice of Family Planning: A Study among two less known Tribes Singphos and Wanchos of Arunachal Pradesh, India
By: CHAYA RANI HAZARIKA – Family planning plays a pivotal role in population control, poverty reduction and human development. There is a great need and necessity for family planning, particularly among the developing countries like India because of the massive population explosion. This paper reports the knowledge and practice of family planning in the two…