Suman Chakrabarty
Biographic Data
| ID | 95388 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Suman Chakrabarty |
| GIVEN NAMES | Suman |
| FAMILY NAME | Chakrabarty |
| SIGNATURE | CHAKRABARTY S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Biological Anthropology Unit, Indian Statistical Institute , Kolkata, India |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6129-8486 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Recognizing Indigenous Traditional Knowledge With Medicinal Value Within a Legal Framework: An Overview of the Issues and Challenges With Special Focus on India
Recognizing traditional knowledge with medical value among Indigenous people is indispensable to sustaining their way of life. However, legal complexities and challenges exist in recognizing the medical value of traditional knowledge, as it is orally transmitted and thus undocumented. While a global solution to such difficulties cannot employ a “one size fits all” approach and invokes multifaceted solutions within national regulatory and policy c…
Menstrual disorders and associated factors among rural and tribal adolescent girls in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis
After attaining menarche adolescents, due to shyness and fear, often refuse to seek medical treatment. Simultaneously they began to face menstrual disorders. The present review aimed to estimate the overall menstrual disorders and associated factors among adolescent girls in rural and tribal areas in India as well as to summarize the most recent research findings on the pooled prevalence of menstrual disorders. The study design was developed appl…
Hypertension and its risk factors among the Shabar tribe: A community-based cross-sectional study in Odisha, India
In developing countries like India, the increasing trend of hypertension is one of the significant public health problems. In recent times, the Indian tribes are also experiencing a similar trend, which is rarely documented and less emphasized. The objectives of the present study are to assess the prevalence of hypertension among the Shabar tribe and to understand the association with some selected biological, behavioural and socio-economic facto…
Prevalence and Factors Associated with Overweight/Obesity in Adolescent School Girls: A Cross-Sectional Study in Kolkata, India
Overweight and obesity in adolescent girls are considered a leading global public health issues in recent times. There is a need to evaluate the potential socioeconomic and behavioural factors behind adolescents' overweight and obesity in different environmental settings. The present study aims to understand the prevalence of overweight and obesity among urban adolescent school girls and to determine the association between selected socioeconomic…
Physical growth and nutritional status of Car Nicobarese and Moplah children of Andaman–Nicobar Islands in India
Impact of Habitation on Underweight among Shabar Preschool Children in Orissa
This cross-sectional study was undertaken to explore habitation-wise (urban, rural and forest) difference of underweight prevalence in Shabar preschool children and its associated factors. Data comprised of 167 children aged 0 to 5 years. Highest prevalence of underweight was found in the rural (60.0%) and least among the forest children. Higher birth order, illiteracy, mother’s undernutrition, poor economy, larger family size and inadequate brea…
A Study of Reproductive and Child Health among the Dhur Gond Tribal Community of Mahasamund District, Chhattisgarh, India
Present cross-sectional study was conducted to understand the pregnancy related women reproductive health, infant and child morality and also to assess the nutritional status of mother and under five children among Dhur Gond tribal community of Mahasamund district of Chhattisgarh, India. 174 ever married women and 68 under five children were selected for the present study. Pre-structured schedule was used to collect socio-economic, demographic, r…
Adult body dimension and determinants of chronic energy deficiency among the Shabar tribe living in urban, rural and forest habitats in Orissa, India
Body fat content was found to be the major difference in body dimension across different habitats and rural women may be a vulnerable group
Sexual Maturation and Physical Status among the Adolescent Jain Girls of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
This cross-sectional study is aimed at understanding the nature of sexual maturation vis à vis physical status of the Jain girls in comparison with other data of India. A survey was carried out to assess the development of secondary sexual characters in the background of a purely vegetarian diet, and measurements of height and weight. The present study represents 50 individuals in each age group from 8 through 18 years of Jain girls of Madhya Pra…
Body form and nutritional status among adult males of different social groups in Orissa and Bihar States in India
Nutritional and Health Status of Gond and Kawar Tribal Pre-school Children of Chhattisgarh, India
Present cross sectional study was conducted to assess the nutritional and health status on 379 (180 Gond and 199 Kawar) tribal preschool children of Chhattisgarh, India. The studied children were compared with other tribal and caste preschool children of the same area. Nutrition and health assessment was done through diet survey, nutritional deficiency signs and also by nutritional anthropometric indices such as weight for age, height for age and…
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Nutritional and Health Status of Gond and Kawar Tribal Pre-school Children of Chhattisgarh, India
Present cross sectional study was conducted to assess the nutritional and health status on 379 (180 Gond and 199 Kawar) tribal preschool children of Chhattisgarh, India. The studied children were compared with other tribal and caste preschool children of the same area. Nutrition and health assessment was done through diet survey, nutritional deficiency signs and also by nutritional anthropometric indices such as weight for age, height for age and…
Body form and nutritional status among adult males of different social groups in Orissa and Bihar States in India
A Study of Reproductive and Child Health among the Dhur Gond Tribal Community of Mahasamund District, Chhattisgarh, India
Present cross-sectional study was conducted to understand the pregnancy related women reproductive health, infant and child morality and also to assess the nutritional status of mother and under five children among Dhur Gond tribal community of Mahasamund district of Chhattisgarh, India. 174 ever married women and 68 under five children were selected for the present study. Pre-structured schedule was used to collect socio-economic, demographic, r…
Adult body dimension and determinants of chronic energy deficiency among the Shabar tribe living in urban, rural and forest habitats in Orissa, India
Body fat content was found to be the major difference in body dimension across different habitats and rural women may be a vulnerable group
Sexual Maturation and Physical Status among the Adolescent Jain Girls of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
This cross-sectional study is aimed at understanding the nature of sexual maturation vis à vis physical status of the Jain girls in comparison with other data of India. A survey was carried out to assess the development of secondary sexual characters in the background of a purely vegetarian diet, and measurements of height and weight. The present study represents 50 individuals in each age group from 8 through 18 years of Jain girls of Madhya Pra…
Impact of Habitation on Underweight among Shabar Preschool Children in Orissa
This cross-sectional study was undertaken to explore habitation-wise (urban, rural and forest) difference of underweight prevalence in Shabar preschool children and its associated factors. Data comprised of 167 children aged 0 to 5 years. Highest prevalence of underweight was found in the rural (60.0%) and least among the forest children. Higher birth order, illiteracy, mother’s undernutrition, poor economy, larger family size and inadequate brea…
Physical growth and nutritional status of Car Nicobarese and Moplah children of Andaman–Nicobar Islands in India
Hypertension and its risk factors among the Shabar tribe: A community-based cross-sectional study in Odisha, India
In developing countries like India, the increasing trend of hypertension is one of the significant public health problems. In recent times, the Indian tribes are also experiencing a similar trend, which is rarely documented and less emphasized. The objectives of the present study are to assess the prevalence of hypertension among the Shabar tribe and to understand the association with some selected biological, behavioural and socio-economic facto…
Prevalence and Factors Associated with Overweight/Obesity in Adolescent School Girls: A Cross-Sectional Study in Kolkata, India
Overweight and obesity in adolescent girls are considered a leading global public health issues in recent times. There is a need to evaluate the potential socioeconomic and behavioural factors behind adolescents' overweight and obesity in different environmental settings. The present study aims to understand the prevalence of overweight and obesity among urban adolescent school girls and to determine the association between selected socioeconomic…
Recognizing Indigenous Traditional Knowledge With Medicinal Value Within a Legal Framework: An Overview of the Issues and Challenges With Special Focus on India
Recognizing traditional knowledge with medical value among Indigenous people is indispensable to sustaining their way of life. However, legal complexities and challenges exist in recognizing the medical value of traditional knowledge, as it is orally transmitted and thus undocumented. While a global solution to such difficulties cannot employ a “one size fits all” approach and invokes multifaceted solutions within national regulatory and policy c…
Menstrual disorders and associated factors among rural and tribal adolescent girls in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis
After attaining menarche adolescents, due to shyness and fear, often refuse to seek medical treatment. Simultaneously they began to face menstrual disorders. The present review aimed to estimate the overall menstrual disorders and associated factors among adolescent girls in rural and tribal areas in India as well as to summarize the most recent research findings on the pooled prevalence of menstrual disorders. The study design was developed appl…
Demography (9 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (5 works) · Obesity (5 works) · Malnutrition (4 works) · Anthropometry (3 works) · Functional illiteracy (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (3 works)