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Dinesh Mishra , Rajesh , Moyna Chakravarty , M. P. Goutam

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The present study is an attempt to explore the ethno-medicinal system of the tribal and rural areas of the Kanker District, Bastar Division (Chhattisgarh) not as a set of abstract beliefs and practices, in isolation, but as an essential part of the tribal social structure. The study mainly deals with the indigenous herbal mode of treatment among the tribal and rural people of the area. Though modern medical facilities are present in that area but herbal remedies play an important role in their culture. It is an interesting fact that they accept modern medicine, but have ardent faith in herbal medicines and use them for different types of sufferings.

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Shyama C. Ogre ¹, Moyna Chakravarty ², Priyamvada Shrivastava ³, Gaukaran Janghel ³

Affiliations
1 Govt. Danteshwari Girls College, Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, IN
2 S.O.S in Anthropology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur,ChhattiSgarh, IN
3 S.O.S in Psychology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur,Chhattisgarh, IN

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Out of total sample of the study 72.7 % adolescents were homozygous and 76.7 % were heterozygous. Male and females of Age group 14-16 years were maximum number. Percentage of heterozygous males complaining somatic problems is higher, whereas percentage of homozygous females complaining somatic problems is high. There is significant positive relationship between Maladaptive coping style and somatic problems. Somatic problems emerge as significant predictor in variation of criterion variable somatic problems. The t values explain significant difference in somatic complaints among sickle cell adolescents with respect to gender and zygosity.

Keywords

Adaptive Maladaptive Coping, Sickle Cell Anaemia, Adolescents, Somatic Problems.

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Moyna Chakravarty ¹, Reeta Venugopal ², Anuradha Chakraborty ³, Sunil Kumar Mehta ⁴, Aniksha Varoda ⁵

Affiliations
1 Professor of S.o.S. in Anthropology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh,, IN
2 Professor of S.o.S. in Physical Education and Director of Centre for Women’s Studies, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur-492010, Chhattisgarh, IN
3 Research Associate, S.o..S.. in Anthropology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur Chhattisgarh,, IN
4 Research Scholar, S.o.S.in Anthropology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur Chhattisgarh,, IN
5 Research Assistant, Centre for Women’s Studies, & Research Scholar, S.o.S. in Anthropology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur-492010, Chhattisgarh, IN

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Nutritional problems have serious health implications impacting physical development, psychological, behavioral and work performance of an individual. Anaemia is the most common problem among pregnant and lactating women in most of the developing countries. Anemia during pregnancy is the most common preventable causes of maternal morbidity and poor prenatal outcome. Healthy growth and development of a girl through adolescence helps to prepare her for healthy pregnancies during child bearing years. Prevalence of anemia in India is very high across all groups. The present study was conducted to assess the levels of anaemia and nutritional status among the Baiga women and adolescent girls residing in three districts of Chhattisgarh. Only 42% of the Baiga women, of reproductive age, were found to have normal levels of anemia while 58% of them were found to be anaemic. Prevalence of anaemia was found to be very high among adolescent Baiga girls. Only 5.3% adolescent Baiga girls were found to have normal levels of Hb while 94.7% had various degrees of anaemia, putting them into high risk zones for the future pregnancies. Majority of the Baiga women respondents i.e. 47.33% had low BMI between16-18.5 which falls as under nutritional category, 6.67% were very severely underweight and only 40.66 % of the respondents could be categorized under the normal category of Body Mass Index (BMI). BMI among adolescent girls when compared to WHO 2004 standard of malnutrition revealed that 27.2% girls could be classified under the normal category, 24.2 % girls suffered from mild thinness, 17.8 % girls suffered from moderate thinness and 30.8% girls suffered from severe thinness category of malnutrition.The strategy of increasing iron intake in every households through dietary diversifications and use of iron fortified iodized salts, providing IFA supplementations to vulnerable groups, testing and timely treatment of pregnant women and adolescent girls with anaemia, is required to accelerate the pace of reduction in the prevalence of iron deficient anemia to enable the country to achieve SDG target for the reduction of anaemia.

Keywords

Nutritional Status, Anaemia, BMI, Baiga Women and Adolescent girls.

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