HEALTH STATUS OF THE DAUGHTERS OF AGRICULTURAL WORKER`S FAMILIES OF THE COASTAL REGION OF SOUTH 24 PARGANAS: NARRATION BASED ON FIELD SURVEY

M.B. ROY¹*
¹Institute of Development Studies Kolkata (IDSK), Kolkata, 700064, West Bengal, India
* Corresponding Author : maitreyee25@rediffmail.com

Received : 28-08-2020     Accepted : 20-10-2020     Published : 30-10-2020
Volume : 12     Issue : 20       Pages : 10282 - 10289
Int J Agr Sci 12.20 (2020):10282-10289

Keywords : Health Nutrition, Reserved Category, Student Respondent, Universities Studies, Women from Agro based families
Academic Editor : S K Shah, Singh Ajit Kumar, Dr Kamini Kumari
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author is thankful to Indian Council for Social Sciences Research (ICSSR) New Delhi for the Senior Fellowship Scheme No; F.NO.2-7/17-18/SF. Author is also thankful to Institute of Development Studies Kolkata (IDSK), Kolkata, 700064, West Bengal, India
Author Contribution : Sole Author

The central theme of the present research is to report on the study of health and nutritional status of the educated women (under University studies) marked as the daughters of the low earning agro-based families of South 24 Parganas of the State of West Bengal. The women community acted as respondents are the first-generation learners and the onus for arranging their educational expenses also lied with them. Instead, their concentration towards higher education has compelled the researcher to look into their effort in maintaining good health strategy through an analysis of their health and nutritional status. The field survey of the research is conducted within their University campus with the prior permission of the authority. Since the occupational pattern of the families are closely associated with their caste culture, the present survey tried to pick up the respondents based on the caste character prevalent in Indian culture. Since the health evaluation and the need for the effective health policies are tied up with the family income as well as the status of women in the patriarchal family structure, the present study also aimed to focus on the overall situation of the women community located in the rural areas of the coastal as well as of the Delta region of South 24 Parganas of West Bengal state in India