Parikalpana KIIT Journal of Management
  • Year: 2024
  • Volume: 20
  • Issue: 1

Mediation impact of literacy and socio-economic status through health-hygiene status of tribal in Odisha

1School of Social Sciences, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, hansdahkandan143@gmail.com

2School of Tribal Resource Management, KISS Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, snigdharani.panda@kiss.ac.in

3School of Tribal Resource Management, KISS Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, khatua.parikshita@gmail.com

4School of Management, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 1981095@ksom.ac.in

Online published on 15 September, 2025.

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to explore the mediating effects of literacy status and socio- economic status through the health and hygiene status of the Santal tribe in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. The statistical analysis is done by the statistical packages IBM SPSS 25 and AMOS 21. The findings show that there is a significant impact of literacy and health-hygiene status on socio-economic status. Further, there is a partial mediation between the health and hygiene status and the literacy status and socio-economic status. Understanding the importance of literacy and healthcare practices in eradicating poverty and raising living standards is the most straightforward path to economic growth.

Keywords

Santal tribe, Health-hygiene, Literacy Status, Socio-economic Status, Mediating effect