Open AccessCross sectional study on Kashmiri tribal population: Their demo-economic status and behavioural risk factors
Author(s) -
Mohd Ashraf Ganie,
Arif Habib,
Sheikh Abid Ali,
Aafia Rashid,
Rabiya Rashid,
Anjum Fazili
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_745_20
Subject(s) - medicine , environmental health , socioeconomic status , population , cross sectional study , functional illiteracy , poverty , sanitation , demography , socioeconomics , gerontology , pathology , sociology , political science , law , economics , economic growth
The demographic particulars of Gujar-Bakarwals are mostly dominant on mountainous regions of Kashmir Valley. Their housing, sanitation, health care facilities are very low sub-standard than other sections of population. Behavioral risk factors including tobacco use and skipping meals are prevalent.