A N Sharma

Biographic Data

ID657318
NAMEA N Sharma
GIVEN NAMESA N
FAMILY NAMESharma
SIGNATURESHARMA A N
AFFILIATIONSDepartment of Anthropology, Dr. H.S. Gour University , Sagar 470 001, Madhya Pradesh, India
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS15
TOTAL CITATIONS3
WORKS AS AUTHOR15
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1999
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2014
H-INDEX1

  • Reproductive Health of Saur Tribal Women

    Open AccessAshish Gupta, A N Sharma et al.ARTICLEThe Anthropologist2014

    Health is one of the assets of life, which all human beings aspire to achieve. The main objective of this study is to find out the reproductive health care with special reference to conception, prenatal and intervention variable among the Saurs of Madhya Pradesh. The random household sampling procedure has been employed for the selection of the respondents and for collection of the data. There is lack of systematic and comprehensive research stud…

  • An Assessment of Poverty and Living Standard of the Baigas of Samnapur Block of Dindori District, Madhya Pradesh

    Open AccessA N Sharma, Abhinav Sharma et al.ARTICLEStudies of Tribes and Tribals2007

    The present paper elucidates some aspects of poverty and living standard of Baigas of Samnapur block of Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh. Baiga is one of the most primitive tribal groups of central India. Out of total Baiga villages of Samnapur block, Simardha and Tikariya village were randomly selected for the purpose of study, and out of these two villages a total of 100 households comprising of 494 individuals were randomly selected and interv…

  • A Study on Environmental Sanitation, Sanitary Habits and Personal Hygiene among the Baigas of Samnapur Block of Dindori District, Madhya Pradesh

    Open AccessPankaj Dwivedi, A N Sharma et al.ARTICLEJournal of Human Ecology2007Cited by: 1References: 1

    The present paper is a study of environmental sanitation, sanitary habits and personal hygiene among the Baigas of Samnapur block of dindori District, Madhya Pradesh. A total of 100 households comprising of 494 persons have been studied for this purpose on a random sampling basis, by using pre tested, structured schedules, through semi-participant method. The result of study indicates that environmental sanitation through inhabitants is of an ave…

  • Socio-demographic Characteristics of the Baigas of Samnapur Block of Dindori District,Madhya Pradesh

    Open AccessA N Sharma, Abhinav Sharma et al.ARTICLEThe Anthropologist2006

    The paper presents few aspects of socio-demographic characteristics of the Baigas of Samnapur block of Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh. The finding indicate that majority of population is illiterate and thus the situation demands some sort of educational programmes for the awareness and upliftment of educational status among them. The population indices are lagging behind the state population. The fertility and mortality levels are high, the inf…

  • An Assessment of Dietary Habits among the Baigas of Samnapur Block of Dindori District, Madhya Pradesh

    Open AccessA N Sharma, Abhilasha Sharma et al.ARTICLEThe Oriental Anthropologist A…2005

  • Occurrence of Sickle Gene and Malaria among the Mehra (Jhariya) Caste of Mandla District, Madhya Pradesh, India

    Open AccessR K Gautam, A N Sharma et al.ARTICLEThe Anthropologist2002

    Madhya Pradesh state and Mandla district is heart place of India. In the present survey forty-three percent people of Mehra (Jhariya) caste of Mandla district were found to be sicklers; the frequency of the HbS gene was recorded 0.245 in this population. Furthermore, it was seen that 44.18 percent normal individual were affected by the malarial parasite in last one year, either once or twice; the sicklers (23.25%) were more frequently affected as…

  • Health Culture and Health Seeking Behaviour Among The Semi-nomadic Lohar-Gadiyas of Malthon Town of Sagar District, Madhya Pradesh

    Open AccessAnkur Yadav, A N Sharma et al.ARTICLEJournal of Human Ecology2002References: 1

    The Lohar-Gadiya of Malthon town are a backward group of people who move periodically between the two fixed place in the certain months of years with their bullock carts; and engaged themselves in blacksmith work by indigenous techniques. The present paper is based on the interview of 127 households, using structured schedule by random sampling and semi-participant method. Objective of the present study is to assess the health culture and health …

  • Menarche and Menopause Among the Semi Nomadic Lohar Gadiyas of Malthon Town of Sagar District, Madhya Pradesh

    Open AccessAnkur Yadav, Amita Jain et al.ARTICLEJournal of Human Ecology2002

    The present paper discusses the onset of menarche and age of menopause among the Semi-nomadic Lohar Gadiya women of Malthon town of Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh. The present study is based on interview of 128 Lohar Gadiya housewives by random sampling and semiparticipant method, using pretested schedule. The findings indicate that the mean age for onset of menarche among respondents are 13.88 ± 0.109 years, whereas mean age of menopause among w…

  • Socio-demographic Characteristics of Semi-nomadic Lohar-Gadiyas of Malthon Town of Sagar District, Madhya Pradesh

    Open AccessAnkur Yadav, A N Sharma et al.ARTICLEThe Anthropologist2001

    The paper presents some aspects of the demographic characteristics of the Lohar-Gadiy as of Malthon town of Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh. The findings indicate that majority of population is illiterate and poor. The population indices are lagging behind the state population. The fertility and mortality level are high. The infant mortality rate is quite high. Acceptance of family welfare is almostnil. Under these circumstances it is highly desir…

  • Opportunity for Natural Selection among the Sedentrized Lohar Gadiya of Malthon of Sagar District, Madhya Pradesh

    Open AccessAnkur Yadav, A N Sharma et al.ARTICLEThe Anthropologist2001

    The index of total opportunity for selection with its fertility and mortality components has been reported among the sedentrized Lohar Gadiyas of Sagar District, Madhya Pradesh. According to crow’s formula and Johnston and Kensinger ’s modified method, the total selection intensity is found to be 0.2181 and 0.5059 respectively

  • The Study of Maternal Health Problems among the Semi-nomadic Lohar Gadiyas of Malthon of Sagar District, Madhya Pradesh

    Open AccessAnkur Yadav, A N Sharma et al.ARTICLEThe Anthropologist2001

    The present paper discusses the maternal health problems prevail among the semi-nomadic Lohar Gadiyas of Malthon town of Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh, India. The present study is based on interview of 128 Lohar Gadiya hou sewives by random sampling and semi-participants’ method using structured schedule. The findings indicate that majority of population is illiterate and poor. The most of the females married at higher age and faced atleast one …

  • An Assesment of Socio-Demographic Correlates Associated with Cases of Maternal Malaria

    Open AccessPiyusha Tiwari, A N Sharma et al.ARTICLEJournal of Human Ecology2001

    The present paper deals with the effect of socio-economic and environmental factors on the mothers who are affected with malaria during pregnancy. The study was conducted in Sagar city of Madhya Pradesh. It was observed that the occurrence of malaria in mothers is directly related to a low level of literacy, poor housing condition and low income with poor sanitation upto a certain extent

  • An Appraisal on Effects of Maternal Malaria on Foetus and Neonates

    Open AccessPiyusha Tiwari, A N Sharma et al.ARTICLEThe Anthropologist2000

    Foetal growth is closely associated with several maternal factors. During the antenatal period the foetus is a part of mother. Maternal illness influences the foetus and neonates in nu mber of ways. The present paper discusses the effects of maternal malaria on the health of neonates and foetus. The data have been collected for present study from select ed hospitals of Sagar city of Madhya Pradesh, India, randomly. The sample of maternal malaria …

  • Environmental Sanitation and Sanitary Habits among the Semi-nomadic Lohar Gadiyas of Malthon Town of Sagar District, Madhya Pradesh

    Open AccessAnkur Yadav, A N Sharma et al.ARTICLEThe Anthropologist2000Cited by: 2

    The present paper reports, the environment sanitation and sanitary habits among the semi-nomadic Lahor Gadiyas of Malthon town of Sagar District, Madhya Pradesh. The results of the study indicates that environmental sanitation and sanitary habits are not satisfactory and unhygienic among them, due to their unawareness about the scientific method of environment sanitationand sanitary habits

  • Indigenous Health Practices Used for Antifertility Among Bharias of Patalkot, Madhya Pradesh, India

    Open AccessA N Sharma, Abhinav SharmaARTICLEThe Anthropologist1999

    The rapidly growing population in developing countries and improvement in the quality and quantity of health aspects have been continuously engaging the attention of academicians, professionals and researchers. The use of indigenous health practices for anti-fertility purpose is an ancient phenomenon among tribal and other populations. From a long time tribal and forests are related to each other. Their health, day to day needs, etc. are widely i…