Open AccessFactors associated with inequality in composite index of anthropometric failure between the Paniya and kurichiya tribal communities in wayanad district of Kerala
Author(s) -
Sabu Kochupurackal Ulahannan,
T.K. Sundari Ravindran,
Prashanth Nuggehalli Srinivas
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of public health/indian journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.381
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2229-7693
pISSN - 0019-557X
DOI - 10.4103/ijph.ijph_340_19
Subject(s) - underweight , wasting , anthropometry , malnutrition , environmental health , inequality , logistic regression , medicine , composite index , demography , socioeconomics , geography , body mass index , sociology , composite indicator , economics , overweight , mathematical analysis , mathematics , pathology , macroeconomics , endocrinology
Tribal children in India bear a higher burden of undernutrition when compared to other communities. However, inequality within tribal communities is under-researched.