This paper discusses health vulnerabilities of children in general followed by an analysis of data regarding health scenario of children below five years of age from

Patharia, a village-situated in the Bundhelkund region is stark contrast to other villages. Inhabited by the Bedia tribe, a part of the vimukta jati where adult members in the family never worked and depended solely on the earnings of the young girl involved in prostitution.

There is a growing recognition that gynaecological morbidity is an important health problem among poor women in India.