Vol. 8, Issue 1 (2020)
Effect of anemia on productivity and physical work capacity of tribal women engaged in agriculture activities in Assam, India
Author(s): Bobby Rai and Mamoni Das
Abstract: The present study was undertaken to assess the effect of anemia on productivity and physical work capacity of tribal farm women of Assam, India. To fulfill the objective of the study 400 tribal women belonging to the age group of 18-45 years were selected for the collection of data on different parameters such as morbidity profile, height, weight, haemoglobin, stool analysis, anaemia and physical work capacity. From the study, the results showed 56.75% of the respondents suffered from various morbidities of which 34.25% of respondents suffered from respiratory tract infection, 4.75% suffered from gastrointestinal tract infection and 17.75% suffered from different febrile condition. The chronic energy deficiency (BMI<18.5) was about 57.9% among the respondents. The prevalence of anaemia was universal evident which affected 80% of the women as per Indian reference value (12 g/dl) with mean haemoglobin level of 8.40±0.91 g/dl and mean total iron binding capacity (TIBC) of 410.60±22.38 µg/dl. It was also observed that 82.5% of the respondents were infected by intestinal parasites. The pre-activity pulse rate of anaemic respondents was 72.16±2.25 per min and non anaemic respondent was 62.76±2.61 per min. After transplanting, the post activity pulse rate of anaemic and non anaemic respondent was 105.20±2.3 and 82.36±2.5 per min respectively. The pulse rate before and after activity among the anaemic respondent was significantly (p<0.01) higher than the non anaemic respondent.
DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i1l.8368
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Bobby Rai, Mamoni Das. Effect of anemia on productivity and physical work capacity of tribal women engaged in agriculture activities in Assam, India. Int J Chem Stud 2020;8(1):926-931. DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i1l.8368
