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Vol. 11, Special Issue 11 (2022)

Health status of Halakki Vokkaliga and Kunbi tribal women in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka

Author(s):
Priya R Hegde and Vinutha U Muktamath
Abstract:
India is the home to large number of tribal people, who are rich in heritage have their own culture, language and lifestyle. Among them, Halakki Vokkaliga and Kunbi are unique communities in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka state, having distinctive socio-cultural practices hence a study on Halakki Vokkaliga and Kunbi women was conducted under the aegis of University of Agricultural Sciences Dharwad during the year 2019-22 to assess their health status. The study comprised of 230 women from each community in their reproductive years, who were married, non-pregnant and non-lactating in the age range of 21-50 years from Uttara Kannda district. An exploratory and differential design was used. Self-structured general questionnaire, general health status, reproductive health assessment questionnaires and nutritional assessment were used. The results revealed that more than fifty per cent of the women from both the communities having mildly affected health status, good reproductive health and ideal body weight. Significant (p<0.05) difference was observed between two communities with regard to reproductive health and nutritional status, where Halakki Vokkaliga women were better compared to Kunbi women.
Pages: 2649-2652  |  383 Views  137 Downloads
How to cite this article:
Priya R Hegde and Vinutha U Muktamath. Health status of Halakki Vokkaliga and Kunbi tribal women in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka. The Pharma Innovation Journal. 2022; 11(11S): 2649-2652.

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