Overview
In this book I present a series of eleven essays written between 1978 and 1987 on subjects relevant to the anthropology of health and international health. The issues addressed in these essays were investigated during 38 months of fieldwork in rural southwest peninsular India (197 4-86) and 15 months of fieldwork in southwest Sri Lanka (1983-84 ). ;During various periods of this time I conducted ethnographic fieldwork, explored the feasibility of participatory community research, facilitated the development of a postgraduate health education training program, and served as a consultant to various international health organizations. The essays document my ongoing attempts to integrate academic interests in the anthropology of health with applications of anthropology for international health and development. The volume is divided into four sections structured around the themes of: ethnophysiology, illness ethnography, pharmaceutical related behavior, and health communication. Included are studies of fertility and pregnancy (Chapters 1 and 2), states of malnutrition and approaches to nutrition education (Chapters 5 and 11 ), diarrheal disease and water boiling behavior (Chapters 6 and 1 0), and lay perceptions of fertility control methods and medicines (Chapters 3 and 7). Emerging from these studies is a recognition that perceptions of ethnophysiology and contingent health concerns signifi cantly influence health behavior and the use as well as demand for traditional and modern health resources.
Full Product Details
Author: M. Nichter
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
Imprint: Kluwer Academic Publishers
Edition: 1989 ed.
Volume: 15
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 1.410kg
ISBN: 9780792300052
ISBN 10: 079230005
Pages: 314
Publication Date: 31 July 1989
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
`This book can be ... recommended for all concerned with a wider vision of international health and primary health care.' N. Cohen, Lancet, November 1989
'This book can be ... recommended for all concerned with a wider vision of international health and primary health care.' N. Cohen, Lancet, November 1989
'This book can be ... recommended for all concerned with a wider vision of international health and primary health care.' N. Cohen, Lancet, November 1989
This book can be ... recommended for all concerned with a wider vision of international health and primary health care.' N. Cohen, Lancet, November 1989
