The Hill Korwas Of Chhattisgarh

Download or read book The Hill Korwas of Chhattisgarh written by Dr. Irshad Khan & Dr. Jayanta Kumar Nayak and published by K.K. Publicaitons. This book was released on 2021-08-06 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The Hill Korwas of Chhattisgarh: A Study on Health and Nutritional Status” is a holistic research work on a particularly vulnerable tribe of Chhattisgarh, found in the north-eastern region of the state. This tribe has been notified and declared as one of the Particular Vulnerable Tribal Groups by the Government of India during the Fifth year plan. The entire work is discussed in several chapters dealing on different aspects such as a brief ethnography of the Hill Korwas, socio-economic demographic profile, nutritional assessment, clinical assessment of 0-6 years children, assessment of food habits and dietary intake, assessment of health status and mother and child health status. We hope that this book will be useful for Government functionaries, NGOs, Research Scholars, Students of Anthropology, Sociology, Home Science, Tribal Studies all those who have an interest in the study of health and nutrition.