Evaluation of the Lifestyle of Secondary School Students of the Kamar Tribe

Abstract

Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) are those tribes that are considered extremely backward and vulnerable by the Central and State Governments. According to the list of the Government of India, the tribes included under this category in the state of Chhattisgarh are Abujhmaria, Pahadi Korwa, Birhor, Baiga, and Kamar. The objective of the present study is to evaluate the lifestyle among secondary school students of the Kamar tribe of Chhattisgarh. To conduct the study, 600 secondary school students of the Kamar tribe were chosen from the State of Chhattisgarh. The sample comprise of 300 boys and 300 girls chosen through a stratified sampling technique. The lifestyle scale prepared by Bawa and Kaur (2020) was used for data collection. It was found that the majority (56.5%) of Kamar tribe students exhibited a moderate level of lifestyle, while 26.5% showed a high level of lifestyle. It was also observed that 17% of Kamar tribe students exhibited a low level of lifestyle. It was concluded that targeted intervention needs to be carried out to enhance the lifestyle of the majority of students with low and moderate levels of lifestyle.