1Research Associate, Clinical Research Unit Burhanpur, Under CCRUM, Ministry of Ayush, Govt. of India
2Junior Research Fellow, Clinical Research Unit Burhanpur, Under CCRUM, Ministry of Ayush, Govt. of India
3*Research Officer (Unani), Clinical Research Unit Burhanpur, Under CCRUM, Ministry of Ayush, Govt. of India (Corresponding Author)
4Research Officer, CCRUM, Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India, New Delhi
5Research Officer (Unani), Clinical Research Unit Meerut, Under CCRUM, Ministry of Ayush, Govt. of India
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Introduction: Demography is the statistical and mathematical study of human population numbers, composition, and spatial distribution. Burhanpur has some Scheduled Tribes dominated areas around its periphery, but the distribution and demographic details of these areas are not properly documented. The main objective of the study is to analyse the socio-economic and health status of the scheduled cast population of peripheral villages in Burhanpur, also focusing on age, sex ratio, literacy level, marital status, dietary habits, sanitation, occupation, income, socio-economic, and health status.
Methodology: A cross-sectional qualitative study was conducted. Data was collected using a pre-tested questionnaire provided by the CCRUM (Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine), Ministry of Ayush Govt. of India, Clinical Research Unit, Burhanpur, a peripheral institute of CCRUM. The data was obtained with the help of questionnaires, containing details of demographics such as caste, age, gender, religion, educational attainment, marital status, dietary habits, occupation, and monthly income etc. during the years 2021–2022. Weekly OPDs in each adopted villages were carried out, 6646 sample sizes were covered. Name of the villages are Mohangarh, Rangai, Nandura, Dabalikhurd, and Tajnapur.
Result & Conclusion: The collected and compiled data exhibits that the scheduled tribe population visited the OPDs belonged to a low socioeconomic group and were mainly agricultural and landless labourers. The analysis of data clearly indicates that there were significant differences in the age, gender, caste, religion, educational status, occupation, monthly income, Mizaj, food habits of the Scheduled tribe population.
Keywords: Demography, Burhanpur, Tribal Sub Plan, Ayush, CCRUM.
How to cite this article: Jahan I, Javed MI, Fatima Y, Ahmad F, Parveen S. Evaluation of Socio-economic and Healthcare Disparities in Scheduled Tribe Population Living in Peripheral Areas of District Burhanpur. Int J Drug Deliv Technol. 2026;16(6s): 757-765; DOI: 10.25258/ijddt.16.6s.102
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Conflict of interest: None