The influence of urbanization on the morphometric indicators of women (the case of the indigenous peoples of the north)
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Abstract
The period of the development of the Northern Territories, the process of urbanization, the mixing of blood had a negative impact on the way of life formed for centuries, morphometric indicators and, accordingly, on the health of the indigenous peoples of the North. The authors compared the morphometric indicators of the indigenous small-numbered peoples of the north living in camps, in rural areas and migrating to the city. A retrospective analysis of the birth histories selected by the continuous sampling method was carried out. Statistical processing relied on the SPSS, Statistica 8.0 software package, as well as the Microsoft Excel analysis package. Most often, women from among the indigenous small-numbered peoples of the north living in the city were underweight, while growth rates approached the newcomer population. The circumference of the hips and abdomen was statistically significantly higher among the small peoples of the North migrating to the city in comparison with those living in the village, as well as complications of pregnancy and childbirth. Newborns had the highest Apgar scores among the indigenous peoples living in the village. Thus, these studies allow us to conclude that for the indigenous small-numbered peoples of the North, the processes associated with the development of the North, urbanization, changes in nutrition, blood mixtures led to a change in morphometric indicators and negatively affected the course of childbirth and, accordingly, the health of newborns.