ArticleDialogues in health2026
Determinants of nutritional status among adolescent tribal girls in Jharkhand: A grounded theory approach.
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Purpose: Adolescence is a critical period of rapid growth where nutritional needs are heightened by biological and social factors. Tribal adolescent girls in rural India experience a disproportionate burden of undernutrition despite the presence of multiple government nutrition programmes. Existing research is largely quantitative and inadequately explains the social and institutional processes sustaining malnutrition. So this grounded theory explaining the determinants of nutritional status among adolescent tribal girls. Methods: This qualitative study used a constructivist grounded theory design conducted among ten government school teachers. Data was collected by in-depth face-to-face interviews in the month of April 2025. Collected data were analysed by using Open Code version 4.03, using constant comparison, memo writing, and theoretical integration following Charmaz's grounded theory approach. Results: The core process identified was Conclusion: Undernutrition among tribal adolescent girls is sustained through everyday adaptations shaped by poverty, gender norms, and weak institutional mediation. Addressing adolescent malnutrition requires interventions that break the social normalisation of deprivation, strengthen culturally relatable programme delivery, and engage household survival rationalities beyond expanding nutritional coverage alone.
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