Although stigma negatively impacts autistic people globally, the degree of stigma varies
across cultures. Prior research suggests that stigma may be higher in cultures with more …

Abstract Background Saudi Arabia is undergoing rapid sociocultural changes, which may
have led to an increase of body mass index and eating disorder pathology. The aim of this …

Using data from the National Longitudinal Studies of Adolescent Health, the present study
examines self-reported substance use (cigarettes, tobacco, and marijuana) among youth …

The growing number of women, who are characterized by restrictive and bulimic behaviours
towards their own body is observed especially in countries influenced by Westernalization …

This comprehensive review includes large-scale pan-India surveys and regional studies.
Every aspect of smokeless tobacco, including variations in social, economic, demographic …

The study examines overall and region-specific mortality changes and regional mortality
variation in India since the 1970s, using data from the Sample Registration System (SRS) …

Objectives India bears a significant portion of the global tobacco burden with high
prevalence of tobacco use. This study examines the socioeconomic patterning of tobacco …

Background: We analyzed changes in smoking by length of stay among immigrants in
Germany and related them to the “smoking epidemic” model and the acculturation theory …

Western acculturation has been implicated in the development of eating disorders among
populations living outside Europe and North America. This study explored the relationship …

Abstract Background South Asian children's diets are considered unhealthy, yet the
relationship with food parenting among South Asians is understudied. Methods In a cross …