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2023-11-27T21:53:30ZNutritional and socio-economic status of school going children of industrial and non-industrial areas of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal
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Title: Nutritional and socio-economic status of school going children of industrial and non-industrial areas of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal
Authors: Khanra, Pikli
Abstract: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a nonindustrial (Desopran) and industrial area (Haldia)
of Purba Medinipur District, West Bengal, India, to assess the effect of socio-economic factors
on undernutrition among the children. Maternal education plays a central role in children’s health
and nutrition in the nonindustrial area. Living conditions and socio-economic status are linked
with mother’s education, which in turn determines the health and development of a child. The
Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure (CIAF) is a single indicator that reflects the overall
rate of three conventional indices of undernutrition: underweight, stunting and wasting. The
study was undertaken among 621(308 boys and 313 girls) nonindustrial and 621 (307 boys; 314
girls) industrial Bengalee children aged 3–12 years from the Purba Medinipur district of West
Bengal, India. Height (cm) and weight (kg) were recorded, and NCHS standard values were used
to calculate z-scores (<–2SD). The same data were used to calculate CIAF as an indicator of
‘anthropometric failure’. The prevalence of anthropometric failure among the children was
59.40%. Chi-squared analysis was employed to evaluate the significance of association between
nutritional indicators and socio-economic parameters in the two sexes. Multiple binary logistic
regression (MBLR) analyses (including the stepwise forward method) were also performed.
Odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals were used to assess the risk of having anthropometric
failure. Results showed that mother’s education was significantly associated with undernutrition
controlling for the other factors considered. A very high prevalence of undernutrition is
persisting in this region of India despite national nutritional supplementation programmes being
operational. More attention to the improvement of living conditions and hygiene, and more
particularly the education of women in this population, might be effective in attaining improved
child growth and health. Data were analyzed using chi-square test and binary as well as stepwise
multiple logistic regression analysis. Low monthly per capita income (Odds ratio, OR = 2.1; p<
0.001) and households having two or fewer rooms (OR = 1.55, p < 0.001) were independently
associated with a higher risk of anthropometric failure in the industrial area. Factors having a
direct impact on earnings that provide basic infrastructure for a healthy livelihood seemed to be
the major predictor of anthropometric failure among children.2021-08-06T00:00:00ZPsycho-social health of the oldest-old population in Midnapore town of West Bengal, India
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Title: Psycho-social health of the oldest-old population in Midnapore town of West Bengal, India
Authors: Bankura, Indraja
Abstract: Psycho-social health of the oldest-old population in Midnapore town of West Bengal, India2021-02-08T00:00:00ZCulture and Politics in the Maoist-affected villages of Junglemahal in Paschim Medinipur District of West Bengal, India
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Title: Culture and Politics in the Maoist-affected villages of Junglemahal in Paschim Medinipur District of West Bengal, India
Authors: Das, Ashim; Midya, Dipak Kumar
Abstract: The Maoist conflict is one of the greatest challenges toward Indian society. As many as
84 districts spreading over 12 States in India have been seriously affected by the conflict.
The affected districts are located across the so-called red corridor region of India. The red
corridor region is very rich in mineral resources of the country and, at the same time,
inhabited by the poor tribal and other disadvantaged communities. The Junglemahal area
in West Bengal, comprising of the forested areas of Paschim Medinipur, Jhargram,
Purulia and Bankura district, falls under this region. The area is mostly populated by the
tribal people. The area is marked with the Maoist extremism and counter-insurgency
violence over a decade. The most severe movement and counter-violence, popularly
known as the ‘Lalgarh movement’, occurred during 2007 – 2011 at the Junglemahal area
in West Bengal. Dealing with four affected villages in the erstwhile Paschim Medinipur
district in Junglemahal area, I have tried to examine the role of culture in politics in
connection with the violent Maoist movement of the recent past and to assess the impact
of the Maoist violence and counter-violence perpetrated by the Joint forces which are
deployed by the Government of West Bengal and the Union Government. The study
shows that the Santals and other communities of the area under study demographically
characterized by relatively long life span, higher sex ratio, extreme poverty, high rate of
illiteracy, high rate of early marriage, high rate of drop-outs, etc. It is observed that all
these demographic indicators have strong association with the Maoist insurgency and the
counter-insurgency. It is further observed that the arms conflict between the Maoists and
the security forces has deeply shattered the intra-ethnic and inter-ethnic pattern of
relationships among the ethnic groups living in the area.The social and cultural life of the
tribals has been severely affected by the violence, and resulted in destruction of family
life, very early marriage of girls to provide them a safe shelter, forced disappearance,
killing of poor fellows and neighbouring people, sexual abuse of women, destruction of
the traditional political organization (e.g., of the Soloaana of Santals), and demise of traditional ritual performances, etc. It suggests for government intervention by adopting a
soothing strategy to heal the wounds of the victim families and initiative for cultural
restoration, and for adoption of a comprehensive plan for socio-economic development of
the ethnic groups living across the Junglemahal area.2020-03-13T00:00:00ZAnthropometric study of adult male brick-kiln workers of Murshidabad district, West Bengal
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Title: Anthropometric study of adult male brick-kiln workers of Murshidabad district, West Bengal
Authors: Ghosh, Mihir; Bose, Kaushik Sankar2018-02-01T00:00:00Z