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Adolescent girls' health, nutrition and wellbeing in rural eastern India: a descriptive, cross-sectional community-based study.

Kelly Rose-ClarkeHemanta PradhanSuchitra RathShibanand RathSubhashree SamalSumitra GagraiNirmala NairPrasanta TripathyAudrey Prost
Published in: BMC public health (2019)
Our study identified several priorities to improve adolescent girls' health, nutrition and wellbeing in largely tribal areas of Jharkhand: reducing violence, early marriage and undernutrition, as well as improving mental health, knowledge about contraception and school retention.
Keyphrases
  • mental health
  • cross sectional
  • healthcare
  • physical activity
  • public health
  • health information
  • risk assessment
  • social media
  • health promotion