Socio-demographic and Health Profile of Schedule Castes Population in Mumbai District- Maharashtra, India
Abstract
Introduction: Demography is the statistical and mathematical study of the size, composition, and spatial distribution of human populations. As per the Census 2011, the total scheduled caste and scheduled tribe population of the Mumbai district of Maharashtra were reported 2,19,934 (i.e..7.1 %) and 25,093 (i.e., 0.8 %) respectively, the majority of them residing in rural-urban areas. In this article, we focused on some demographic profiles viz. age, gender, caste, religion, education, marital status, occupation, addiction, dietary habits, hygiene conditions etc. which may help to assess the socio-economic and health status of
the particular population.
Methodology: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out in which preliminary data was collected from October 2018–March 2020 from scheduled caste pockets in different parts of the Mumbai district of Maharashtra. Apart from the health survey, the propagation of knowledge about sanitation and the prevention of diseases among SC people and extending mobile health care facilities through Unani medicines were the objectives of the study. The data was collected using a predesigned screening form provided by Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), New Delhi. Data related to the nature and frequency of prevalent diseases were also collected.
Results and Conclusion: The study revealed that the SC/ST population that visited the OPDs belongs to low socio-economic status and were mainly labourers. The percentage of the male population who visited the
OPDs was more (70.8%) than females, which were mostly housewives. Literacy level was fair among the population with 15.1% illiterate. The majority of SC community people were non-addicts and had mixed
food habits.
How to cite this article:
Alam S, Devi N, Ahmad I, Shaikh N, Adil M, Sayyad A. Socio-demographic and Health Profile of Schedule Castes Population in Mumbai District Maharashtra, India. Int J Preven Curat Comm Med. 2022;8(3&4):11-16.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2454.325X.202207
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