Viral hepatitis amongst Saharia: a primitive tribe of Madhya Pradesh

Pulmonary tuberculosis - a health problem amongst Saharia tribe in Madhya Pradesh

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES The information on tuberculosis (TB) situation amongst Saharia, one of the particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTGs) in Madhya Pradesh, is not available from Gwalior division of the s0 tate. Hence, this study was undertaken to estimate the prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) disease amongst them. METHODS A community based cross-sectional TB prevalence survey...

Health and Nutrition Profile of Tribals of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh

Central India, which constitutes mainly of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and its adjoining area, holds 23% of the total population of the country. Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh has about 46 Scheduled Tribes of which 7 of them are declared as primitive tribes. The primitive tribes are Saharias of Chambal division, Bharias of Patalkot, Baigas of Baigachak area, Hill Korbas and Birhors of Sarguja...

Fertility Profile of A Primitive Tribe, Madhya Pradesh

Sickle Cell Disease in Central India - Need for Micro Level Planning

Haemoglobinopathies in form of sickle haemoglobin and β -thalassaemia are common in Central India and are important from clinical and disease burden point of view. These disorders are more common in Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes as compared to other endogamous groups of Central India. There is heterogeneity in the distribution of these deleterious genes in the area. In some endogamous g...

I. Community Studies 1. a Rapid Survey on Diet and Nutritional Status of Saharia - a Primitive Tribe in Rajasthan

The 'Saharia' is one of the primitive tribes of the State of Rajasthan, inhabiting mostly the Shahbad and Kishanganj blocks of Baran district. It is economically most backward tribe. Baran is one of the chronically drought prone districts of Rajasthan. Recurrent droughts have adverse effects on the household food security leading to high prevalence of undernutrition of the tribe (Ann.Rep.2003-2...