?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Genetic+Disease+Burden%2C+Nutrition+and+Determinants+of+Tribal+Health+Care+in+Chhattisgarh+State+of+Central-East+India%3A+A+Status+Paper&rft.creator=Balgir%2C+RS&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Tribal+health+is+an+important+aspect+of+development+and+progress+of+the+people.+This+study+pertaining+to+genetic+disease+burden%2C+nutritional+status+and+biomedical+anthropological+assessment+with+particular+reference+to+determinants+of+tribal+health+care+has+been+carried+out+among+the+four+tribes%2C+namely%2C+Bhatra%2C+Gond%2C+Kondh+and+Paraja+of+Orissa+residing+adjacent+to+the+bordering+districts+of+Chhattisgarh+The+population+genetic+structure+of+a+tribe+is+the+outcome+of+socio-cultural+practices%2C+bio-psychological+behavior%2C+genetic+constitution%2C+and+eco-environmental+conditions.+Tribal+communities+in+India%2C+in+general+and+of+Chhattisgarh+state+in+particular%2C+are+highly+vulnerable+to+various+genetic+diseases%2C+nutritional+deficiencies+and+unrealistic+practices+and+lack+of+access+to+basic+health+facilities.+A+total+of+815+blood+samples+comprising+of+166+Bhatra%2C+219+Gond%2C+254+Kondh+and+176+Paraja+tribes+were+collected+randomly+under+aseptic+conditions.+The+frequency+of+sickle+cell+hemoglobinopathy+(3.2-22.5%25)%2C+%CE%B2-thalassemia+trait+(0.5-8.5%25)%2C+and+G6PD+enzyme+deficiency+(6-16%25)+is+very+high+among+the+tribes+of+Chhattisgarh.+However%2C+the+prevalence+of+Rhesus+negative+blood+group+is+very+low+(0-0.6%25).+The+frequency+of+hereditary+hemolytic+anemia+is+also+high+among+the+tribals+of+Chhattisgarh.+Both+communicable+and+non-communicable+diseases+harbor+the+tribal+population.+The+nutritional+deficiencies+are+rampant.+Tribal+people+are+engrossed+with+superstitions+and+have+faith+in+traditional+healers+who+practice+magico-religious+rites+along+with+indigenous+herbal+treatment+for+the+common+ailments.+Traditional+folk+medicine+and+health+culture+play+a+significant+role+in+shaping+tribal+life.+These+health+practices+differ+from+one+tribe+to+another.+Unless+locality+specific%2C+tribe+specific+and+need-based+health+care+system+is+evolved+which+should+be+appropriate%2C+acceptable%2C+accessible%2C+and+affordable%2C+the+true+goal+of+health+for+all+cannot+be+achieved+in+India.&rft.publisher=BS+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2011-04-15&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7789%2F7%2F2011-1-4.pdf&rft.identifier=++Balgir%2C+RS++(2011)+Genetic+Disease+Burden%2C+Nutrition+and+Determinants+of+Tribal+Health+Care+in+Chhattisgarh+State+of+Central-East+India%3A+A+Status+Paper.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7789%2F