What influences the decision to undergo institutional delivery by skilled birth attendants? A cohort study in rural Andhra Pradesh, India. by Nair, M, Ariana, P, Webster, P

“…High birth order (OR for second birth 0.44; 95% CI 0.32-0.60, OR for third birth 0.47; 95% CI 0.30-0.72 and OR for andandnum;8805;fourth 0.47; 95% CI 0.27-0.81), schedule caste / schedule tribe social background (OR 0.70; 95% CI 0.53-0.93) and poor economic status of the household (OR for the poorest households 0.67; 95% CI 0.46-0.99) were negatively associated with skilled institutional delivery. …”

Reducing infant and child mortality: assessing the social inclusiveness of child health care policies and programmes in three states of India by Madhumita Bango, Soumitra Ghosh

“…Abstract Background Even though the overall infant mortality rate and child mortality rate have considerably declined in India, the marginalised groups-Scheduled Caste, and Scheduled Tribe, continue to have higher mortality rates. …”
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Social class related inequalities in household health expenditure and economic burden: evidence from Kerala, south India by Narayana Delampady, Haddad Slim, Mukherjee Subrata

“…Inadequate provision of public health care, the near-absence of health insurance and increasing dependence on the private health sector have impoverished the poor and the marginalised, especially the scheduled tribe population. This study examines caste-based inequalities in households' out-of-pocket health expenditure in the south Indian state of Kerala and provides evidence on the consequent financial burden inflicted upon households in different caste groups.…”
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Adaptation to heat stress: a qualitative study from Eastern India by Aditya K Khetan, Shreyas Yakkali, Hem H Dholakia, Vittal Hejjaji

“…A total of 56 (mean age 48.9 ± 17.6; female 61%; Scheduled Tribe 9%) individuals participated. There was wide variation in individual experiences of heat, with some people preferring to work in the winter while others preferred the summer. …”
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Risk factors for maternal mortality among 1.9 million women in nine Empowered Action Group states in India: secondary analysis of Annual Health Survey data by Horwood, G, Opondo, C, Choudhury, SS, Rani, A, Nair, M

“…Not having a health scheme and belonging to a scheduled caste or scheduled tribe group were significant risk factors for maternal death with aOR of 2.72 (95% CI 2.41 to 3.07), 1.10 (95% CI 1.02 to 1.18) and 1.43 (95% CI 1.31 to 1.56), respectively. …”

Overweight/Obesity Prevalence among Under-Five Children and Risk Factors in India: A Cross-Sectional Study Using the National Family Health Survey (2015–2016) by Jay Saha, Pradip Chouhan, Farooq Ahmed, Tanmoy Ghosh, Sabbir Mondal, Muhammad Shahid, Saireen Fatima, Kun Tang

“…Furthermore, we found that male children (ARR: 1.08) aged between 0 and 11 months (ARR: 3.77) with low birth rank (ARR: 1.24), obese (ARR: 1.81) children whose mothers married after the age of 18 (ARR: 1.15), children who belong to a scheduled tribe family (ARR: 1.46), and children who consumed 7–9 food items (ARR: 1.22) were at highest risk of being overweight and obese. …”
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Impact of adverse events during community-wide mass drug administration for soil-transmitted helminths on subsequent participation-a Theory of Planned Behaviour analysis. by Kumudha Aruldas, Gideon John Israel, Jabaselvi Johnson, Angelin Titus, Malvika Saxena, Saravanakumar Puthupalayam Kaliappan, Rohan Michael Ramesh, Judd L Walson, Arianna Rubin Means, Sitara S R Ajjampur

“…A positive attitude towards cMDA was associated with caste (χ2 = 3.83, P = 0.05), particularly among the scheduled caste/scheduled tribe (SC/ST) (62%). Perceived behavioural control in cMDA participation was associated with occupation (χ2 = 5.02, P<0.05), with higher perceived control among those engaged in skilled occupations (78%). …”
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Prevalence and determinants of anaemia among women of reproductive age in Aspirational Districts of India: an analysis of NFHS 4 and NFHS 5 data by Subhojit Let, Seema Tiwari, Aditya Singh, Mahashweta Chakrabarty

“…Moreover, pooled regression results show women with three to four children [AOR: 1.13, 95% CI: 1.08–1.17], women who breastfeed [AOR: 1.17, 95% CI: 1.13–1.20], Scheduled Tribe women [AOR: 1.39, 95% CI: 1.35–1.44], poorest women [AOR: 1.27, 95% CI: 1.22–1.33] and women those who consume fish occasionally [AOR: 1.14, 95% CI: 1.12–1.17] were more likely to be anaemic. …”
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Factors affecting treatment-seeking for febrile illness in a malaria endemic block in Boudh district, Orissa, India: policy implications for malaria control by Ravindran TK Sundari, Das Ashis

“…Respondents under five years (OR 2.00, 95% CI 0.84-4.80, <it>P </it>= 0.012), belonging to scheduled tribe community (OR 2.13, 95% CI 1.11-4.07, <it>P </it>= 0.022) and visiting a provider more than five kilometers (OR 2.04, 95% CI 1.09-3.83, <it>P </it>= 0.026) were more likely to have delayed or inappropriate treatment. …”
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Changing contours of sociality: youth, education, and generational relations in rural Gujarat, India by Patel, V

“…The thesis reflects on "the everyday" as a locus of social change and continuity, focusing on a first generation of formally educated young men and women from socioeconomically marginalized Other Backward Classes, Scheduled Caste, and Scheduled Tribe populations in rural Gujarat. Among this demographic, and in part a consequence of ongoing structural transformations to India’s education sector, families are increasingly prolonging the formal education of their offspring as they pursue projects of social reform. …”

Towards Health Equity and Transformative Action on tribal health (THETA) study to describe, explain and act on tribal health inequities in India: A health systems research study pr... by Prashanth Nuggehalli Srinivas, Tanya Seshadri, Nandini Velho, Giridhara R Babu, C Madegowda, Yogish Channa Basappa, Nityasri Sankha Narasimhamurthi, Sumanth Mallikarjuna Majigi, Mysore Doreswamy Madhusudan, Bruno Marchal

“…Background: In India, heterogenous tribal populations are grouped together under a common category, Scheduled Tribe, for affirmative action. Many tribal communities are closely associated with forests and difficult-to-reach areas and have worse-off health and nutrition indicators. …”
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Utilization of modern temporary contraceptive methods and its predictors among reproductive-aged women in India: insights from NFHS-5 (2019–21) by Ritik Agrawal, Manisha Mishra, Tanveer Rehman, Gayathri Surendran, Abhinav Sinha, Srikanta Kanungo, Sanghamitra Pati

“…Multigravida (vs. nulligravida) [aPR = 2.13 (1.98–2.30)], higher education of husband (vs. not educated) [aPR = 1.20 (1.14–1.27)], urban (vs. rural) [aPR = 1.06 (1.03–1.10)], watching television less than once a week (vs. not at all) [aPR = 1.04 (1.01–1.08)], divorced (vs. married) [aPR = 0.65 (0.45–0.94)], and Scheduled Tribe (ST) (vs. unreserved) [aPR = 0.92 (0.88–0.96)] were significant independent determinants. …”
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Prevalence and predictors of risk factors for cardiovascular diseases among women aged 15–49 years across urban and rural India: findings from a nationwide survey by Shyambhavee Behera, Rahul Sharma, Kartikey Yadav, Pragti Chhabra, Milan Das, Sonu Goel

“…Compared to other castes, the odds of tobacco [OR (95% CI): 2.01 (1.91–2.08)] and alcohol consumption [OR (95% CI): 5.76 (5.12–6.28)], and raised blood pressure [OR (95% CI): 1.07(1.04–1.11)] was significantly higher among the people belonging to schedule tribe. Conclusion and recommendation The present study highlights the state-wise disparities in the burden and predictors of risk factors for cardio-vascular diseases among women of reproductive age. …”
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Unsafe abortion and abortion-related death among 1.8 million women in India by Yokoe, R, Rowe, R, Choudhury, S, Rani, A, Zahir, F, Nair, M

“…Factors associated with abortion-related deaths: maternal age 15-19 (aOR: 7.79; 95% CI 2.73 to 22.23), rural residence (aOR: 3.28; 95% CI 1.76 to 6.11), Schedule tribe social group (aOR: 4.06; 95% CI 1.39 to 11.87). …”

Socio-economic and phenotypic parameters of Purgi goats of Ladakh, India by SAFEER ALAM, MUBASHIR ALI RATHER, NUSRAT NABI, GURJEET KAUR, S SHANAZ, NAZIR AHMAD, TAVSIEF AHMAD, MIR SHABIR AHMAD, AMBREEN HAMADANI

“…The study revealed that Purgi goat farming under the study area is mainly practiced by poor farmers having an education level of middle to matric standard and belonging to the middle age group and scheduled tribe (Muslims) community. The average annual income (Lakhs) from goat farming, livestock rearing, agriculture, other sources and overall were 0.20±0.00, 0.32±0.02, 0.59±0.01, 0.59±0.01 and 1.40±0.02, respectively. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of anemia due to micronutrient deficiencies among children aged 12-59 months in India-Evidence from Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey, 2016-18. by Kapil Yadav, Gomathi Ramaswamy, Surabhi Puri, Kashish Vohra, Thejas Achary, Abhishek Jaiswal, Ravneet Kaur, Mohan Bairwa, Archana Singh, Vani Sethi

“…Among anemic, the children from scheduled tribe (aPR(95%CI):1.4(1.1-1.8)) vs other caste categories, and those following unsafe child faeces disposal practices (aPR(95%CI):1.2(1.0-1.4)) vs those who follow safe faeces disposal practices had higher chance of having micronutrient deficiency. …”
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Livestock rearers socio-economic status, feed resources, feeding and management practices in Gurez valley of Kashmir by YASIR AFZAL BEIGH, ABDUL MAJEED GANAI, MOHAMMAD ASHRAF RATHER, MUJEEB FAZILI, HAKIM ATHAR HUSSAIN, ASLOOB AHMAD MALIK, TARIQ AHMAD RAJA, SHAHID HASSAN MIR

“…Majority of the farmers’ families was joint (94%), fell under middle age category (41%), had small land holdings (37%) and was predominantly illiterate (28%) but all categorised under Schedule Tribe. Animal husbandry (20%) was the major occupation after household (31%). …”
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Socio-economic and demographic determinants of childhood anemia by Sankar Goswmai, Kishore K. Das

“…Christian population was at lower risk; and Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, and Other Backward Class categories were at higher risk of anemia. …”
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When social identities intersect: understanding inequities in growth outcomes by religion- caste and religion-tribe as intersecting strata of social hierarchy for Muslim and Hindu... by Pritha Chatterjee, Jarvis Chen, Aisha Yousafzai, Ichiro Kawachi, S. V. Subramanian

“…Our sample included Hindu and Muslim children of <  = 5 years, who belonged to Other (forward) castes (the most privileged social group), Other Backward Classes (OBCs), Schedule Castes (SCs) and Schedule Tribe (STs). Hindu-Other (forward) caste, as the strata with the dual advantages of religion and social group was specified as the reference category. …”
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