Preface
The second edition of this volume has been revised substantially yet its goal remains the same to provide a series of case studies illustrating how medical anthropology has contributed to the study of international health problems and initiatives. The cases chosen for the volume have been drawn from two decades of field research conducted in South and Southeast Asia. They focus on issues related to women's reproductive health, child survival, infectious disease control, pharmaceutical use,...
and Mimi Nichter
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Section Four Health Service Research and Health Communication
10. Vaccinations in the Third World A 336 Consideration of Community Demand 11. The Primary Health Care Center as a 374 Social System Primary Health Care, Social Status, and the Issue of TeamWork in South Asia 12. Drink Boiled Cooled Water A Cultural 399 Analysis of a Health Education Message 13. Education by Appropriate Analogy 407
Ishwara Bhat Ps Daithota
We would like to acknowledge the support of several individuals who assisted us in our research in South India, Sri Lanka, and the Philippines. In India, we owe many of our insights on popular health culture and communication dynamics to Srinivas Devadigas, a long-term research assistant. H.K. Bhat assisted us in the collection of survey data introduced in chapter 2. Amrith Someshvar has served as our resident expert on Tuluva folk culture. Poet, folklorist, and participant in South Kanara's...