Background Cervical cancer continues to be a leading cancer among women in India.
Despite availability of various screening techniques, majority of Indian women remain …

Pregnancy increases women's nutritional requirements, yet causes aversions to nutritious
foods. Most societies further restrict pregnant women's diet with food taboos. Pregnancy food …

Documentation of ethnobotanical and ethnomedicinal knowledge of tribes in India is
valuable although it is challenging. The current review focused mainly on the …

Few studies have examined the role of early vs. later environment in the development of life
history (LH) strategies, whether age at sexual debut mediates LH development, or whether …

Abstract Background: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is the most
common human erythroenzymopathy affecting more than 400 million people worldwide …

While NCDs are in rise globally, tribal and rural populations residing near to reserve forests
with limited exposure to modern lifestyles may bear a unique burden. This study investigates …

Purpose The purpose of the study was to assess the nutritional and health status of Saharia
and non-Saharia women. Design/methodology/approach The present study was undertaken …

The study carried out in 2021-2022 investigates fresh and dried fish consumption patterns
and factors influencing fish purchase among Koragas and Soligas; two major tribes of …

Background Mental health, when compared to physical health and wellbeing, is the most
neglected area. The health status of the tribal population is in pitiable condition and is …

Objectives Tobacco and areca nut are two of the most widely used psychoactive plant
substances worldwide, yet the biocultural factors that account for variation in use patterns …