Abstract
Abstract Background Good nutrition affects individuals, communities, national development. It is imperative that right food is available, and is consumed. Dietary diversity must ensure adequacy of requirements for optimal physical, mental health. Not much is known about villagers having land, crops grown, women’s health.
Highlights
2.1 Background Good nutrition with direct effects on health, is crucial fundamental driver of wide range of developmental goals of individuals, communities and nations
Study was done to know about family land, crop grown, food consumed by rural tribal women, their health
Women of reproductive age are at higher risk
Summary
2.1 Background Good nutrition with direct effects on health, is crucial fundamental driver of wide range of developmental goals of individuals, communities and nations. Though global food production was in pace with population growth, more than 820 million people have insufficient food and many consume low-quality food which lead to various nutritional deficiencies [1]. 2.2 Objective Present study was done to know about land with rural families, crop grown, food consumed, especially by rural tribal women and their health with mission of trying feasible and effective interventions for positive change. Objectives: Study was done to know about family land, crop grown, food consumed by rural tribal women, their health. Material methods Information about land, crops grown, storage, food consumed was collected from nonpregnant women of 25 to 49 years in 100 villages, randomly minimum 10 from each village. Results For 1200 women interviewed, 36.3% owned land, 67.05% of them grew crops, 27.83% Cotton, 22.3% Maize, 23.02% Jawar (Sorgum Tortillae), 26.8% Wheat. Seven percent had hemoglobin 5 to 7-9 to < 11gm% and 9.33% > 11 gm%. 30.4% had low Body Mass Index, 33.6% normal, 36.1% high BMI
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