SOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF FARM WOMEN IN BANASKANTHA DISTRICT OF GUJARAT

S. JOSHI¹*, B.G. PATEL^2
1Department of Food Science and Nutrition, ASPEE College of Home Science & Nutrition, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, 385505, Gujarat, India
²Department of Food Science and Nutrition, ASPEE College of Home Science & Nutrition, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, 385505, Gujarat, India
* Corresponding Author : jsumit291@gmail.com

Received : 02-11-2019     Accepted : 27-11-2019     Published : 30-11-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 22       Pages : 9220 - 9222
Int J Agr Sci 11.22 (2019):9220-9222

Keywords : Socio economic, Anthropometric measurements, Dietary
Academic Editor : Axaykumar Babulal Joshi, Mitul Patel, Dr Mehul Shrimali, Dr Gopal Shankla, Medini Ibrahim, Dr Sunil Doley, Dr Narendra Swaroop
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Food Science and Nutrition, ASPEE College of Home Science & Nutrition, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, 385505, Gujarat, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The present study was undertaken to observe the nutritional and health status of farm women in Banaskantha District of North Gujarat. One thousand two hundred fifty farm women were included in the present investigation. The farm women belonged to nuclear family and had small family size. The educational status of farm women was low and engaged largely on agricultural labour work, had very less annual income and lived in Kachcha house. Apart from the diet, low socio-economic status and poverty, high level of illiteracy, physical work load, unavailability of different foods, ignorance and superstitions, lack of medical facilities, lack of use of modern contraceptives.

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