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An Assessment of Nutritional Status among Jenukuruba Tribe of Kodagu District | OMICS InternationalDOI: 10.4172/2161-0711.1000468 Keywords: Jenukuruba, PVTG (Particular Vulnerable Tribal Groups), Skinfold Thickness, MUAC, Nutritional Status, Kodagu, omics, open access, omics publishing group, open access publisher, open access publishers, open access publications, open access journals, open access artcles, omics group, omicsonline Abstract: The present study was undertaken to evaluate the Skinfold Thickness, Height for age, Weight for age, BMI and MUAC of Jenukuruba tribal people representing two taluks of Kodagu district, Karnataka State. In Karnataka Jenukuruba tribes are identified as PVTG. The data or information was recorded through interview schedule and a survey was conducted. Total 645 subjects studied from 252 household of the six hamlets of Kodagu District. The study reveals that the 23.9% of the Jenukuruba tribal peoples are suffering from Grade-III type of malnutrition
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