Estimation of haemoglobin status of farm women: a socio-economic and agro-ecological perception

Anemia is a common health problem among women throughout the world. However, there has been minimal research on farm women’s concepts of anemia. The present study was thus undertaken with the objective to assess the agro-socio-economic factors related to haemoglobin content of farm women, of West Bengal, India. The study was confined to the women of age group of 19-60 years. A total of 211 women were selected randomly. Their haemoglobin (%) was measured by collecting blood samples. This present paper examines the socio-economic and agro-ecological predictors to a score of 26 exogenous variables which are correlated with the haemoglobin status of farm women. Multivariate analysis was carried out to understand the complex nature of variable interaction. It shows cultivated land (X6) & land under irrigation (X7) have a great contribution to the haemoglobin status of farm women.