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Prevalence of Major Health Conditions among Tribal Women in Maharashtra: The BLOSSOM Study
Ajeet V Saoji1, Shilpa Hajare1, Yamini V Pusdekar1
1Department of Community Medicine, N.K.P. Salve Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre and Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
Background:
The BLOSSOM study investigates the principal health problems among women in tribal Maharashtra, India, such as chronic, nutritional, and infectious diseases.
Methods:
Cross-sectional analysis was applied to evaluate the female participants and the estimate prevalence rates of chosen diseases with descriptive statistics.
Results:
Findings: Prevalence rates involved breast lesion or lump (2.03%), hypertension (29.35%), osteoporosis (19.78%), sickle cell disease (3.07%), sexually transmitted infection (8.1%), oral lesions that were precancerous (22.86%), and malnutrition (37.32%).
Conclusion:
The study portrays a significant prevalence of nutritional, hematological, and lifestyle-related disorders among tribal women. The results indicate the necessity of specific health interventions to decrease malnutrition, metabolic disorders, and osteoporosis among the unexplored group of tribal women.
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