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Indian Journal of Research in Anthropology

Volume  6, Issue 2, July – December 2020, Pages 67-74
 

Original Article

Child and Mother Health Among Baiga: A Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group of Chhattisgarh

Farhad Mollick

Professor, Department of Anthropology, Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Gandhi Hills, Wardha, Maharashtra 442001, India.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijra.2454.9118.6220.9

Abstract

The study provides a glimpse of the maternal- child health profile of Baiga living in Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh by highlighting the socio-economic and cultural variables of health. Community-based information always requires to comprehensive planning of health care strategy. The study has therefore conducted among the Baiga identified as one of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) of Chhattisgarh. Under 5 mortality rate is one of the important health indicators of Sustainable Development Goals index score. In this indicator, tribe is lagging far behind the national level. Under 5 mortality rate and Infant mortality rate in studied Baiga population is more as compared to state’s and country’s tribal population. The study shows that it is because of their isolated living in remote areas, poor economic condition of the family, lowest educational achievement of the mother and their ignorance about mother and child health care services. Therefore there is a need of educational empowerment of women, improvement in the economic condition of the family through income generated programme based on local resources and proper implementation of existing government programme, directly and indirectly, related to health such as Janani Surakasha Yojna, Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram,Jan Aroga Yojna, Poshan Abhiyan, Sacha Bharat and Beti Bacho Beti Padao.


Keywords : Economy; Education; Knowledge System; Health Culture; Health Care; Sustainable Development.
Corresponding Author : Farhad Mollick, Professor, Department of Anthropology, Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Gandhi Hills, Wardha, Maharashtra 442001, India.