DEAR EDITOR Tribal population constitutes about 8% of the total population of India. They are at higher risk of undernutrition because of their dependence on primitive agriculture practices and uncertainty of food supply. In general, tribal communities in India are neglected, discriminated in terms of income distribution and social status, which tend to have higher rates of undernutrition. Reco...

Introduction Malnutrition is responsible for high morbidity and mortality in Ind school children who constitute particular victims. Children constitute nation’s human resource. Early detection and prompt management are essential to reduce their mortality percentage. Today measures for better nutrition in tribal communities Minister’s 20 point programme (1). It is well recognized that main ca ma...

BACKGROUND AND AIM Nutrition is an essential component in human growth, development and maintenance of healthy life. Tribal communities are highly disease prone and do not have the required access to basic health facilities, also having a high degree of malnutrition. The aim of this study was to determine the association of body mass index with dental caries among malnourished tribal children o...

The main purpose of this study is to analyze the elements of aboriginal tourism development, and provide other tribe in reference to the development of tourism. In this study, the Huanshan tribe as objects, at Taichung City, Taiwan, and qualitative research method are used. After analysis, this study has the following findings: 1. Huanshan tribe retains the characteristics of aboriginal culture...

INTRODUCTION In India there is an increasing trend in hypertension prevalence among the general population. Studies have shown that tribal populations in India are also experiencing this burden. OBJECTIVE The aim was to estimate the pooled prevalence of primary hypertension among adult tribal populations of India. METHODS A systematic search was conducted in MEDLINE, IndMed, Web of Science,...

This paper deals with the assessment of nutritional status through body mass index (BMI) in adult males of 7 tribal populations of the Maharashtra state of India. Anthropometric data collected by the Anthropological Survey of India on 600 adult males aged 18-60 years were used in this analysis. Majority of them were thin and lean with medium to short stature. The mean BMI was found to be highes...

BACKGROUND When conducting research with American Indian tribes, informed consent beyond conventional institutional review board (IRB) review is needed because of the potential for adverse consequences at a community or governmental level that are unrecognized by academic researchers. OBJECTIVES In this article, we review sovereignty, research ethics, and data-sharing considerations when doin...

Background: India is enduring a rapid socio-economic, demographic, nutritional and health transition. According to article 47 of the Constitution of India "the State shall regard raising the level of nutrition and standard of living of its people and improvement in public health among its primary duties". However, India has not yet overcome the problems of poverty, under nutrition and communica...