Abstract
Due to the social and economic vulnerability of tribal inhabitants, patterns and trends in tribal areas are necessary to track local epidemics and evaluate how well public health initiatives are working to prevent and manage disease. This led us to evaluate the health state and morbidity pattern of the Bhopal population, both tribal and non-tribal. 33 tribal hamlets in the forest areas of Bhopal were the subject of a cross-sectional study. Materials and Procedures 18 tribal hamlets were randomly chosen by lottery out of a total of 33 tribal hamlets. Data collection was done by house-to-house visits scheduled by both individuals and families using a pre-tested structured interview. Statistical measures of central tendency, the standard normal test (Z), and the Chi-square test (2) were used to assess the data. A P-value of 0.05 or lower was regarded as statistically significant. Smith's Statistical Software, version 2.80, was used to conduct each test. Results: The study showed that, wi