Prevalence of Major Health Conditions among Tribal Women in Maharashtra: The BLOSSOM Study.

BACKGROUND

The BLOSSOM study investigates the principal health problems among women in tribal Maharashtra, India, such as chronic, nutritional, and infectious diseases.

METHODS

Cross-sectional analysis was applied to evaluate the female participants and the estimate prevalence rates of chosen diseases with descriptive statistics.

RESULTS

Findings: Prevalence rates involved breast lesion or lump (2.03%), hypertension (29.35%), osteoporosis (19.78%), sickle cell disease (3.07%), sexually transmitted infection (8.1%), oral lesions that were precancerous (22.86%), and malnutrition (37.32%).

CONCLUSION

The study portrays a significant prevalence of nutritional, hematological, and lifestyle-related disorders among tribal women. The results indicate the necessity of specific health interventions to decrease malnutrition, metabolic disorders, and osteoporosis among the unexplored group of tribal women.