Effect of anemia on productivity and physical work capacity of tribal women engaged in agriculture activities in Assam, India

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