Economic Affairs
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 58
  • Issue: 4

Empowerment of Tribal Women Through Family Planning Programme – A Micro Study of Sandeshkhali Block of Sundarban Area

  • Author:
  • Deb Prasad Sikdar1,, Sukumar Ghosh1,2
  • Total Page Count: 9
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 395 to 403

1Department of Education (Life Science Section), University of Kalyani, P.O. Kalyani, Dist. Nadia, Pin 741235, West Bengal, India

2Khulna P.C. Law Vidyalaya, P.O. Khulna, Dist. 24-Parganas (N) West Bengal, India

*Email: dps-_kalyaniuniversity@yahoo.com

Online published on 6 January, 2014.

Abstract

Our present study aims to find out the impact of literacy status of tribal women on knowledge, attitude and method about family planning programme of Sandeshkhali block of Sundarban area. The effect of different age group of tribal women is also taken into consideration. The statistical analysis reflect generally, higher the literacy status higher will be the acceptance of family planning programme, age will not be a factor regarding non-acceptance of the programme.

Keywords

Literacy, programme, tribal, statistical