Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

K. L. Narayana ¹, L. Giridhar ², K. Harika ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Anthropology, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam-530003, IN
2 Department of Anthropology, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam-530003, IN
3 Department of Economics, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam-530003, IN

Abstract

This paper examines the patterns of antenatal health care utilization among the Savara Tribe Women of Andhra Pradesh. The aim of this study was to identify the knowledge, attitude and accessibility related to the utilization of antenatal care (ANC) service among Savara tribe women in the Srikakulam district, Data for this cross-sectional study were using a multi-stage random sampling strategy from 6 selected mandals in Srikakulam district. A total of 600 married women of reproductive age who had at least one child and had delivered the last child within two years from the date of data collection were interviewed using structured questionnaires. To get the antenatal check-ups, majority of the women were attended by traditional healers at their homes. During the antenatal care, the pregnant women were tested for body weight, blood pressure, hemoglobin, abdominal check-ups, haemogram and HIV/AIDS, but nearly 10.0% of Savara women have not received any one of these services. Almost all the pregnant tribal women have received 2 TT injections. Due to various reasons majority of the women are not consuming the IFA tablets, it needs more awareness about the importance of consumption of IFA tablets and the health workers and other family members should monitor the intake of IFA tablet by the pregnant women.

Keywords

Women Health, Biological Anthropology.

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M. Venkata Ratnam ¹, D. Venkata Rao ², L. Giridhar ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Anthropology, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, IN
2 Department of Economics, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, IN

Abstract

Deforestation is an environmental issue which received much attention globally from anthropologists, environmentalists, ecologists, planners, administrators, natural scientists and social scientists. Currently, a lot of debate is going on this issue at the national and international levels. The government has also initiated aforestation programmes with different strategies to regenerate the forest in order to maintain natural balance. Deforestation has created survival problem to them, which has much influence, as their livelihood directly depend on forest resources. At present, the problem of deforestation directly affected the livelihoods of tribes including chenchus and thus creating food insecurity. Poverty and food insecurity are the major problems to chenchus which are closely linked with deforestation. The present study focuses on these issues and provides certain suggestions and policy recommendation for the betterment of life of chenchus.

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