Volume : X, Issue : VII, July - 2020

Live Births in Association with Socio-anthropometric attributes of Dhurwa Women of Bastar, Chhattisgarh, India.

D. K. Verma

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Socio– Anthropometric variables influence reproductive behavior of women. In present paper an attempt has been made to examine an association between an average number of live births and socio–anthropometric attributes of Dhurwa women. Cormic index is an anthropometric index that define the concept of body shape and used as tools for population comparison. On the population level sitting height varies from 45 to 56 percent of standing height. Anthropometric data from 207 women were collected with their live births among Dhurwa women of Bastar. Information on their socio–cultural life are also collected by using pre–tested structured schedule. The mean setting height vertex is found to be 73.10±0.24 cm and it indicates its heighest value among women of 30–34 years age group, joint family, Business class, literate group and women over weighted and experienced first menstruation at 15 years. However, the mean height vertex is observed to be 151.13±0.37 cm and shows its higher magnitude in women aged 30–34 years, nuclear family, women experienced first mensuration at 13 years, literate group, underweight women and women having Brachycormic trunk. The mean Cormic index is estimated as 48.39±0.15 and Dhurwa women may be characterized by Brachcormic trunk. The values of mean Cormic index is observed to be higher in women aged 30–34 years, Joint family, literate group, Service class and women having BMI more than 24.9kg/m2. However, the average number of live births is observed to be 2.56 and its higher value is associated with women of joint family, illiterate group, service class, women ranged over weight and Matriocormic trunk. The Dhurwa women of sitting height vertex ranged as 73.24 to 77.59 cm and height vertex ranged as 148.88 to 150.30 cm. have shown higher number of average live birth. However, women having BMI more than 24.9 and Matriocormic trunk indicate relatively higher number of average live births. Majority of Dhurwa women are observed with Brachycormic trunk and positively associated with different socio– anthropometric determinants

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LIVE BIRTHS IN ASSOCIATION WITH SOCIO-ANTHROPOMETRIC ATTRIBUTES OF DHURWA WOMEN OF BASTAR, CHHATTISGARH, INDIA., D. K. Verma INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-10 | Issue-7 | July-2020

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