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Intersecting Vulnerabilities: Health Challenges Among Tribal Women in the Iron Ore Mining Region of West Singhbhum, Jharkhand

  • Unique Paper ID: 177483
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 12
  • PageNo: 608-615
  • Abstract:
  • Tribal women residing near iron ore mining sites in Manoharpur and Noamundi blocks of West Singhbhum, Jharkhand, face intersecting vulnerabilities rooted in socio-economic marginalization, gender inequality, and environmental hazards. This descriptive quantitative study, based on structured questionnaires administered to purposively selected respondents, reveals widespread health issues such as malaria, skin infections, cholera, and typhoid. These are largely attributed to poor access to clean water, sanitation, and inadequate healthcare infrastructure. Despite their proximity to mining companies, women lack access to healthcare services and often depend on informal providers. Respondents also link mining-related environmental degradation to declining physical and mental health. The study underscores the compounded impact of poverty, limited health awareness, and pollution on tribal women’s well-being. To address these disparities, it recommends integrated policies that strengthen healthcare access, improve water and sanitation infrastructure, promote disease prevention, and enhance community-level health education to ensure sustainable development and improved health outcomes.
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  • ISSN: 2349-6002
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 12
  • PageNo: 608-615

Intersecting Vulnerabilities: Health Challenges Among Tribal Women in the Iron Ore Mining Region of West Singhbhum, Jharkhand

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