National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692 Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Anaemia is a major public health problem worldwide, mostly among females of reproductive age in developing countries. In India, the prevalence of anaemia among women of age group 15 to 49 years is much higher. The pattern of consumption plays a role in shaping the health of the people of a state. Food habits effect nutritional status therefore is necessary to assess the tribal food habits because a particular tribe food habits differ to another tribe and also from one region to another. A cross sectional study was conducted in five villages of three districts of Meghalaya among 150 randomly selected reproductive age group tribal women. Female with at least one child below 5 years of age was eligible to be study subjects. Haemoglobin concentration was checked by portable digital haemometer. Questionnaire on dietary pattern, nutritional knowledge and practices was developed and Personal interview method was used. The overall Mean ± SD and prevalence of anaemia was 9.40 ± 1.86 g/dl and 92 per cent respectively. The study revealed that dietary pattern and nutritional knowledge and practices of the selected tribal women were not satisfactory up to the standard of living.
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