Socioeconomic determinants of nutritional status among 'Baiga' tribal children In Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT: The Baigas due to their primitive agricultural techniques, poor education status and poor population growth have been conferred the status of 'Scheduled Tribe' by the Government of India. The community bears the brunt of inequities, reflected in their poor nutritional and socioeconomic status. We have employed qualitative design for the study, as we wanted to understand the contextual factors for Baiga tribal children's inferior nutrition status. Twenty in-depth interviews with the mothers of the children suffering from moderate to severe malnutrition and several other interviews were conducted with the key stakeholders like anganwadi workers, Integrated Child Development Scheme supervisors, Accredited Social Health Activists, public distribution system shopkeeper and registered medical pr

SUBMITTER: P S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6874081 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature