Research Article | Open Access
ANALYSIS ON KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE AMONG TRIBAL WOMEN OF NILGIRIS DISTRICT WITH REFERENCE TO PCOS
S.R.Madhan Shankar L.Kathirvelkumaran J.Nelson Abimanyu A.Ravisankar
Pages: 5907-5916
Abstract
This study deciphers thetraditional methods followed by the tribal women to treat their irregular menstrual
cycle and also assesstheir knowledge about treating the menstrual problem.In India there are around 104 million
tribal women. They comprise of 705 tribes and account for 8.6% of the country’s population. Cognizant of the
dissimilar socio-cultural constructions and way of life in these societies, the Govt. of India has placed down the
three landmark strategy expressions of the Constituents of India, the Panchsheel Principles and the PESA act for the
defense and expansion of tribal groups. These policy precautions notwithstanding, the voted representatives from
tribal zones frequency voice the problematic of poor health and health services. Many media According to reports,
the aboriginal population continues to enjoy amenities and services. Malnutrition, child mortality, and infections
such as malaria are all too common in these areas.Several reports showthat the tribal population continues to lack
amenities and services. Malnourishment, child mortality and diseases like malaria are unduly high amongst these
zones. Descriptive research design has been used to conduct the research. Proportionate stratified random sampling
method has been adopted and a well-structured survey questionnaire was used for collecting data from the
respondents. Sample size has been derived as 155 samples at 95% confidence level. The collected data were
processed with IBM-SPSS statistical software version 23.0. The statistical tools used for the study are such as
Demographics Profile, Cross tables, T Test, ANOVA test with the post hoc test and Correlation Analysis.
Keywords
Tribal communities, socio-cultural, traditional knowledge, low education, economic growth and low rate of health services.