Open AccessNutritional status of under 5 children belonging to tribal population living in riverine (Char) areas of Dibrugarh district, Assam
Author(s) -
S. S. Islam,
Tulika Goswami Mahanta,
Ratna Sarma,
Hiranya Saikia
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/0970-0218.137155
Subject(s) - underweight , wasting , socioeconomic status , malnutrition , environmental health , geography , context (archaeology) , anthropometry , population , socioeconomics , medicine , obesity , overweight , archaeology , pathology , sociology , endocrinology
Assam's main lifeline, the Brahmaputra river, braided nature created numerous sand bars and islands known as chars/sapories. They are home to more than 3 million people. Over 90% of the cultivated land on the river islands is flood-prone; the flood leaves the islands completely separated from mainland, preventing access to health infrastructure and services.