India Research Center
The India Research Center, based in Mumbai, serves as a hub for Harvard Chan School’s research projects, educational programs, and knowledge translation and communication work across India.
Dextrus, 6th floor,
Peninsula Towers,
Peninsula Corporate Park,
Lower Parel, Mumbai 400013
India
Food Advertising Exposures and Parental Health Knowledge
Led by Dr. Jasreena Nijjar from Massachusetts General Hospital,the ongoing project is a qualitative study on food advertising exposures on parental health knowledge and children’s diet related behaviors in India. For Phase 2 of this study, a pilot cross-sectional survey was conducted, using a classroom-based self- reported questionnaire with 1200 students across Mumbai Municipal Corporation schools. Data Collection was assisted by interns, Dr. Dnyaneshwar Avhad & Dr Aditi Dandekar of Tata Institute of Social Sciences.