Volume 20, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 380–397
Pragya Dubey1 and K.K.N. Sharma2
1 Department of Anthropology, Dr. Hari Singh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar, M.P., India
2 Department of Anthropology, Dr. Hari Singh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar, M.P., India
Original language: English
Copyright © 2016 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Growth is the fundamental and universal process of life of any living organism. Human growth always has remarkable attention for the physical anthropologists as well as the health scientists. On basis of growth we can assess the health status of children which is the need of any country under national health policy. Therefore, such study is important for the policy makers for the formulation of various health plans and policies. Tribals constitute 8.6% of the total Indian population and for providing better health care facility, such study is very important. Keeping this in view, the present study has been carried out among 383 Korku & 338 Gond girls (aged 6-18 years) of Bhimpur block of Betul district of Madhya Pradesh, India. The included measurements are height, weight, sitting height, circumferences such as head, arm, chest and calf; biceps, triceps and calf skin folds. Similar type of growth trends has been observed among both the tribal girls as they reside in same type of ecological condition and socio-economic & nutritional status. Such study may be helpful for betterment of their health status.
Author Keywords: Growth, Korku, Gond, Growth pattern.
Pragya Dubey1 and K.K.N. Sharma2
1 Department of Anthropology, Dr. Hari Singh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar, M.P., India
2 Department of Anthropology, Dr. Hari Singh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar, M.P., India
Original language: English
Copyright © 2016 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Growth is the fundamental and universal process of life of any living organism. Human growth always has remarkable attention for the physical anthropologists as well as the health scientists. On basis of growth we can assess the health status of children which is the need of any country under national health policy. Therefore, such study is important for the policy makers for the formulation of various health plans and policies. Tribals constitute 8.6% of the total Indian population and for providing better health care facility, such study is very important. Keeping this in view, the present study has been carried out among 383 Korku & 338 Gond girls (aged 6-18 years) of Bhimpur block of Betul district of Madhya Pradesh, India. The included measurements are height, weight, sitting height, circumferences such as head, arm, chest and calf; biceps, triceps and calf skin folds. Similar type of growth trends has been observed among both the tribal girls as they reside in same type of ecological condition and socio-economic & nutritional status. Such study may be helpful for betterment of their health status.
Author Keywords: Growth, Korku, Gond, Growth pattern.
How to Cite this Article
Pragya Dubey and K.K.N. Sharma, “Physical Growth Pattern among Korku & Gond Tribal Girls of Betul District, Madhya Pradesh, India,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 380–397, February 2016.
