18Feb 2017

AN ANTHROPOMETRIC PROFILE AMONG THE KORAGA TRIBE OF UDUPI DISTRICT, KARNATAKA STATE

  • Research Scholar, Department of Studies in Anthropology, Karnatak University, Dharwad, Karnataka State, India.
  • Professor, Department of Studies in Anthropology, Karnatak University, Dharwad, Director, Karnataka State Tribal Research Institute,Mysore, Karnataka State, India.
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The present study was carried out to evaluate the Skinfold Thickness, Height for age, Weight for age, BMI, and MUAC of Koraga tribal people representing three taluks of Udupi district, Karnataka State. In Karnataka,Koraga tribes are identified as PVTG. The data or information was recorded through interview schedule and a survey was conducted. Total 500individuals were studied from twenty hamlets in three taluks ofUdupi District. The foregoing study reveals thatamong the total samples 90.8% (454) of themare suffering from different grades of Chronic Energy Deficiency.


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[Ashwini Pujar, Praveen Hoogar and T.T.Basavanagouda (2017); AN ANTHROPOMETRIC PROFILE AMONG THE KORAGA TRIBE OF UDUPI DISTRICT, KARNATAKA STATE Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Feb). 685-689] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com


Ashwini Pujar
Research Scholar, DoS in Anthropology, Karnatak University, Dharwad

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/3202      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3202