Red cell enzyme gene polymorphism in Gond tribe of Madhya Pradesh

Tobacco use and oral leukoplakia: cross-sectional study among the Gond tribe in Madhya Pradesh.

BACKGROUND Leukoplakia is an asymptomatic and potentially malignant change in the oral mucosa and high frequencies have been reported among smokers. The present study concerned the prevalence of tobacco use and leukoplakia and also associations between the two. STUDY DESIGN This cross sectional survey was conducted amongst the Gond tribal population of Kundam Block, Jabalpur district, Madhya ...

Viral hepatitis amongst Saharia: a primitive tribe of Madhya Pradesh

Methods A cross sectional study was carried out to determine the point prevalence of different hepatitis viruses amongst Saharia primitive tribal community of Madhya Pradesh, central India. After obtaining the informed consent, blood samples (5 ml each) were collected from them. Serum was separated on site, aliquoted and transported to the laboratory maintaining the cold chain. The markers of v...

Fertility Profile of A Primitive Tribe, Madhya Pradesh

Growth and nutritional status of the Bharia--a primitive tribe of Madhya Pradesh.

This study is an attempt to understand the physical growth and nutritional status of Bharia, a primitive tribe of Central India. A cross sectional study was conducted on 551 children (283 boys and 268 girls) aged 4 to 18 years. Body weight, height, sitting height, head circumference, upper arm circumference, chest circumference, biceps, triceps, sub scapular and calf skin fold thickness were me...

Growth profile of Baiga children--a primitive tribe of District Dindori of Madhya Pradesh, India.

The present study has been carried out on 795 Baiga children (453 males and 342 females) of Baiga-chak area of Dindori district in Madhya Pradesh (MP) varying between 1-18 years of age with an aim to understand their growth profile using cross sectional design. Fourteen body measurements (weight, height, sitting height, lengths, breadths, circumferences and skin folds) were studied. Four indice...