Trends in birthweight among four tribal communities in rural Tamil Nadu, India.
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Gudalur Adivasi Hospital provides inand outpatient services to four main tribal (Adivasi) populations – Paniya, Bettakurumba, Mullakurumba and Kattunaikan – in a remote part of the Gudalur District, Tamil Nadu, India. It is classified as 'backward' by the Indian government. According to the 2011 census, Gudalur had a population of 49 535, with 1032 females for every 1000 males, much higher than the national average of 929 females per 1000 males. A total of 5359 (2719 males and 2640 females) were younger than 6 years. Scheduled Tribes (indigenous people whose status is formally recognized by the Indian Government) accounted for 3.65% of the population of the Gudalur District.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Rural and remote health
دوره 14 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014