Women and Health

Tradition and Culture in Rural India
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-138-35882-9
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 229 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 219 mm, Gewicht: 430 g

Reihe: Routledge Revivals

First published in 1998, this volume examines how women in general and how the socio-economic and cultural factors affect the health and nutritional status of the mother, reproductive status, utilisation of health services, awareness of health services, health care behaviour, cultural practices associated with childbirth, lactation and more.

Autoren/Hrsg.

MacPherson, Stewart

Bandyopadyay, Mirdula

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Sozialpolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Dienste, Soziale Organisationen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction. 2. Maternal and Child Health: Certain Critical Issues. 3. Perspectives on Health in India. 4. Social Context of Women’s Health in Rural India. 5. Utilisation of Health Care Services and Family Planning. 6. Pregnancy and Childbirth. 7. Cultural Practices and Postnatal Care. 8. Health Status of Children. 9. Cultural Dimensions of Women’s Health.

Über Autor(innen)

Mirdula Bandyopadyay, Stewart MacPherson