TRIBES AND TRIBALS
HEALTH AND NUTRITIONAL PROBLEMS OF INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS
KAUSHIK BOSE (Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, India)
2008 • Pages: 124 • Size: 180 x 240 • ISBN 81-85264-48-1 •
Binding: Hard • PRICE: US $ 55/- Rs. 750/-
(Tribes and Tribals Special Volume No. 2)
Indigenous people constitute a sizeable portion of the world’s total population. They are found in every continent of the globe and are characterized by their unique food habits and social customs. They inhabit in regions having different ecological settings compared to the so-called “mainstream” or non-indigenous populations. In general, many indigenous people are economically deprived and live in disadvantageous conditions. Thus, they are faced with unique biological and social problems related to health and nutrition. This Special Volume attempts to highlight some of the health and nutritional problems of tribal populations and is divided into two sections. The first section deals with health and health care while the second section highlights problems dealing with ecology, growth and nutrition. The articles in this Special Volume would be of interest to researchers in the field of anthropology, epidemiology, nutrition and all those interested in health care of indigenous populations.
CONTENTS
Preface
List of Contributors
I. HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE
Challenges Faced by the Urban Black South Africans in the Prevention of Non-communicable Diseases
Thandi Puoane and Lungiswa
Child Use of Dental Services and Receipt of Dental Care in New Zealand
L. M. Jamieson and P. I. Koopu
Increasing Urbanisation in Tribal States of Northeast India: Implications for the Prevalence of Chronic Diseases
R. Khongsdier
Utilization of Reproductive and Child Health Services in Tribal Areas of Andhra Pradesh
K. Mallikharjuna Rao
New Magic for New Times: Muti Murder in Democratic South Africa
Louise Vincent
Ethnomedicinal Plant Conservation Through Sacred Groves
R. K. Bhakat and U. K. Sen
Age Trends in Blood Pressures and Obesity among the Urban Bhutias of Sikkim
Sobhanjan Sarkar and Barun Mukhopadhyay
II. ECOLOGY, GROWTH AND NUTRITION
The Ecology of Health and Nutrition of “Orang Asli” (Indigenous Peoples) Women and Children in Peninsular Malaysia
Geok Lin Khor and Zalilah Mohd Shariff
A Comparative Study of Physical Growth and Nutritional Status in Santal Children of Ghatsila and Bolpur
Ujjwal Chakroborty, Sutanu Dutta Chowdhury, Goutam Dutta and Tusharkanti Ghosh
Body Mass Index and Chronic Energy Deficiency among Adult Tribal Populations of West Bengal: A Review
Samiran Bisai and Kaushik Bose
Chronic Energy Deficiency among Tribal Communities of Orissa, India
Suman Chakrabarty, Manoranjan Pal, Susmita Bharati and Premananda Bharati
Sexual Dimorphism and Age Variations in Anthropometry, Body Composition and Nutritional Status among Kora Mudi Tribals of Bankura district, West Bengal, India
Samiran Bisai, Kaushik Bose, Sanjib Ganguli, Hasina Mumtaz, Ashish Mukhopadhyay and Mithu Bhadra
Zinc Nutrition and Tribal Health in India
Akoto Kwame Osei and Davidson H. Hamer
Index
