Indigenous food environment and dietary patterns of Munda community of Jharkhand, India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Indigenous communities in India are experiencing nutrition transition and facing its health and nutritional consequences. Exploring dietary patterns of one such community, the Munda tribes, can provide crucial information on how diverse food environment is translating into their dietary patterns.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted in 201 households of the Munda community of Jharkhand, India. Household surveys elicited information on socio-demographic and food access profile while a pre-tested food frequency questionnaire was used to assess dietary intake at HH level in monsoon (n = 160 HH) and winter (n = 100 HH). Factor analysis was used to derive dietary patterns and associations were explored between dietary patterns, food environment, and socio-demo

SUBMITTER: Ghosh-Jerath S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12539013 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature