Health issues of farm women: During wheat harvesting Dr.(Mrs.) Parvez Razia, Prof./PI, Dr. Lawrance A.K.A., Pro VC Academics/Co-PI, Lata Swarn, J.R.F. Department of Family Resources Management, Ethelind School of Home Science, SHIATS, Allahabad (U.P.) India, 211007 Online published on 27 July, 2017. Abstract Wheat cultivated as a food crop mainly in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar and Rajasthan in month of January to March. Wheat is the second staple food crop of India and occupies about 29 million acres of land. It is consumed mainly by the people in the north. The objective of the study was to find out health status of farm women during wheat harvesting in Allahabad Region of Uttar Pradesh. Total fifty one women were selected for the study. They were aged between 20–60 years. A set of Interview schedule was designed and a body map was used to identify women’ health problems and incidences of pain in body during wheat harvesting activity. The findings showed that the cent-percent farm women experienced tiredness and pain in all body parts as well as pain in all joints of body parts. The cent-percent farm women felt moderate pain due to scratches during wheat harvesting, so that they were wearing their husband full shirt during wheat harvesting. During wheat harvesting they couldn't eat sufficient food as compared to other days because they felt tiredness, thus their food intake quantity was decreased. The farm women face very warm environment during wheat harvesting and they covered their body by wearing shirt of their family members. They feel hunger but cannot eat enough food during these day's because they felt too tiredness and low blood pressure. In these day's they were drinking too much of water which is beneficial for them but lack of good nutritional food their health status was very low. But still they were doing harvesting the wheat for their survival of life. Top Keywords Health, Food, Pain in Joints, Low Blood Pressure. Top |