Publications by authors named "T V Sekher"
Background: Understanding the differences between various instruments for assessing depression will help researchers and health practitioners to choose a more appropriate tool and develop a framework to enhance resilience to mental health problems in the older population. The current study aimed to compare the 10-item Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression (CES-D) scale with the Composite International Diagnostic Interview-Short Form (CIDI-SF) for measuring depressive symptoms in older Indians.
Methods: Data came from the first wave of the Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI) which was conducted during 2017-19.
Background: Premarital sex in India is hugely stigmatized. With the widespread use of mobile phones and the internet, attitudes and behaviors towards premarital sexual activities are inevitably shifting. This study investigates the impact of digital exposure, specifically mobile phones and the internet on premarital sex and contraception use among unmarried Indian youths.
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- High body-mass index (BMI) impacts cognitive function in older adults, but most research is from wealthy countries; studies from low- and middle-income countries show inconsistent results.
- Using data from the Longitudinal Aging Study in India with over 56,000 participants, the study found that underweight individuals scored lower in cognitive tests, while overweight and obese individuals scored higher.
- The relationship between BMI and cognition varied by urban living and education levels, suggesting that underweight may indicate nutritional deficits and socio-economic disadvantages, particularly for those aged 45 and older in India.
Background: Considering India's diversity, marked by differences in caste, class, ethnicity, religion, region, and language, discrimination can take on varying forms across social-structural locations. We examined the association between subjective social status (SSS) and perceived discrimination, and assessed the sociodemographic correlates of perceived discrimination among older persons in India.
Methods: Data come from the 2017-18 wave 1 of the Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI) with a sample of 30,253 adults 60 years or older.
Background: Most studies on later-life health in India focus on families, with far less attention given to the health repercussions of neighbourhood conditions among older Indians. We address this limitation in existing research by examining the associations between perceptions of neighbourhood safety and social cohesion and sleep duration and sleep quality among older adults in India.
Methods: Data come from the Study on Global Aging and Adult Health (WHO-SAGE), India 2015 wave 2, with a sample of 7118 adults aged 50 years and above.