Paternal alcohol consumption and childhood malnutrition: A community-based participatory case-control study among adivasis in rural South India

• Main Authors: Gopal Menon (Author), Priyanka Mathias (Author), Taylor Wurdeman (Author), Ritwik Dahake (Author), Jiji Elamanna (Author), K Shabeer Pathayakandi (Author), Jacqueline R Starr (Author), P Shylaja Devi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Childhood malnutrition in India remains among the highest in the world. Adult alcohol consumption and severe malnutrition have increased among indigenous people in South India. However, the association between them is poorly understood. Objectives: We aimed to evaluate this association,...