title: Profile of Social, Environmental and Biological Correlates in Intellectual Disability in A Resource-Poor Setting in India.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Intellectual disability (ID) is a major public health issue in India. Social, environmental and biological factors all contribute to the nation's high rate of ID.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  We aimed to investigate the distribution, differences and the association of social, environmental and biological factors with different types of ID in a mixed (tribal and non-tribal) population in India.
  
  
  METHODS
  Secondary data was collected during a community-based rehabilitation project and analyzed with descriptive statistics: Frequency, percentage and χ(2).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Poverty, low levels of parental education and a family history of epilepsy and ID were all associated in both tribal and non-tribal populations (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The outcome of this study may be helpful in planning public health initiatives that aim to reduce the burden of ID in mixed populations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Health Sciences, College of Public Service, Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
authors.forename: Ram
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lakhan
keywords: Cerebral palsy; India; determinates; down syndrome; epilepsy; family history; intellectual disability; tribal