Objectives: The distribution of vivax malaria is uneven in India and Plasmodium vivax is predominant in the North-Western part. Distribution of Duffy blood groups and its prevalence are important for regions where P. vivax predominates, because this molecule on the surface of the red blood cell acts as a receptor for P. vivax. The tribal (aboriginal) and desert area of the state Rajasthan contr...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES In India, malaria is a major public health problem in States having predominantly tribal population. The objective of this analysis was to find out the incidence of malaria in various States/districts having varied proportions of tribal population using National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) data. METHODS States and districts were classified into thre...

Background: Anemia during adolescence contributes to maternal, fetal morbidity and mortality in future. Tribal population is vulnerable and underserved wherein it is indeed essential to explore anemia among tribal adolescent girls to prevent future morbidity and maternal mortality. Objectives: To assess the prevalence of anemia and risk factors among tribal adolescent girls in Javvadu hills in ...

The origins of the nearly one billion people inhabiting the Indian subcontinent and following the customs of the Hindu caste system are controversial: are they largely derived from Indian local populations (i.e. tribal groups) or from recent immigrants to India? Archaeological and linguistic evidence support the latter hypothesis, whereas recent genetic data seem to favor the former hypothesis....

The Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission has an extensive program to inform Anishinaabe tribal members from northern Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota who harvest and consume walleye about the health risks of consuming these fish, and to encourage harvest and consumption practices that reduce exposure to MeHg. We report here the results of a probabilistic analysis of exposure to met...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES The Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) provides free diagnostic and treatment services to all tuberculosis (TB) patients registered under it. Equitable access, implying a preference for the most hard-to-reach groups particularly for tribal areas, is a major concern for RNTCP. This study was conducted to assess the performance of RNTCP in terms of cas...

Context. Evident change in nutrition and lifestyle among individuals of urban and rural areas raises suspicion for similar change in tribal area population of India. Aim. To study the biochemical risk factor for CVDs in rural and tribal population of Sub-Himalayan state of India. Settings and Design. Cross-sectional study in rural (low altitude) and tribal (high altitude) area of Himachal Prade...

BACKGROUND Differences in the dental arch among Bhil Aboriginals were investigated and compared with non-tribal individuals residing in a tribal zone of Central India. Plaster models (120) were made with the help of alginate impression of tribal adults as well as non-tribal adults residing in the same area. The supposition as aboriginals being primitive due to dietary practices maxillary arch s...

BACKGROUND: The tribal communities of South India are considered to be the original inhabitants of the Indian subcontinent, belonging to the most primitive Dravidian speaking communities. These Dravidian speaking forest dwelling tribal populations have remained isolated from any intermingling with other non-tribal communities. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: We propose to understand the evolutionary proce...

In an unprecedented effort to address the epidemic of diabetes in tribal communities, the Diabetes Education in Tribal Schools project brought together a group of individuals from eight tribal colleges and three federal agencies to develop a diabetes prevention curriculum for American Indian and Alaska Native school children. The curriculum incorporates Western and Native science with culturall...