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STUDIES ON BIO-MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY: Profiles of Health Cultures

By :- R.K. Mutatkar , Ajit K. Danda , Vikas Bhatt

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Pages: xvi+304

Format: HB

ISBN-13: 978-81-7305-372-6

Place: New Delhi

Edition: 1st

Publisher: ARYAN BOOKS INTERNATIONAL

Size: 19cm x 25cm

Product Year: 2010

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Spectacular advancements in medical sciences notwithstanding, the bulk of the world populations, particularly those who occupy the rural or fringe regions, have only scarce access to the benefits of such developments. This speaks of a divide hitherto unexplored or only improperly explored. Besides, in case of any serious ailments of their near and dear ones, what do such people do? Do they leave them uncared altogether or submit totally to the will of God? Could they have any alternative approach to tackle such problems? The book incorporates profiles of health cultures from India, as observed by a section of anthropologists, who are found committed to develop an area of academic specialization: the Medical Anthropology.

Preface v Acknowledgements xi Introduction xiii Set ? A BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 1. Anthropometric Study among the Jenu Kurubas of Coorg 1 ? C.E. Subramanya, K. Rajasekhara Reddy and K. Bhamini Raghavaiah 2. Quantitative Assessment of Select Dermatoglyphic Features among the People of Bhimtal (District Nainital, Uttaranchal) 7 ? Purnima Parashar and C.J. Edwin 3. Finger Dermatoglyphic Variation among the Kudiyas of Coorg 19 ? K. Bhamini Raghavaiah, K. Rajasekhara Reddy and C.E. Subramanya 4. Finger Dermatoglyphic Variation of the Medas of Coorg 26 ? K. Rajasekhara Reddy, K. Bhamini Raghavaiah and C.E. Subramanya 5. Permanent Tooth Emergence Studies in Indian Populations 35 ? V. Kaul 6. Nutrition: Anthropometric Perspective 42 ? V.S. Kulkarni and Suresh S. Alizad 7. Fertility Profile and Family Planning Measures of Women in Stone-Crushing Industry 56 ? Subir Biswas and Debopama Bagchi 8. Body Size and Menarcheal Status of Adolescent Girls of Nahan, Himachal Pradesh 63 ? Taranpreet Kaur and R.K. Pathak Set ? B BIO-MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 9. Nutritional Status and Oral Hygiene of Rajput Boys of Theog Area, Himachal Pradesh, in Relation to Permanent Tooth Emergence 71 ? Rajan Gaur, Teena Singal and Suresh Kumar 10. Reproductive Health: Perception and Practices among the Tribal Women of Gujarat 83 ? Ratnawali 11. Cultural Practices and their Effect on Reproductive Health among the Tiwas of Assam 97 ? Rijumoni Sarma 12. Stigma of Handigodu Disease: A Case Study from Karnataka 102 ? H.K. Bhat 13. A Barrier to Social Participation for Lymphatic Filariasis Patients 109 ? A. Krishna Kumari, K.T. Harichandrakumar and K. Krishnamoorthy 14. Human Behaviour and Persistence of Malaria 118 ? L.K. Das and S.P. Pani 15. A Feeling of Fulfilment at Menopause: A Study among Urban Menopausal Women in Maharashtra 128 ? Aarti Kaulagekar Nagarkar 16. Finger Dermatoglyphic Variation among Mentally Challenged Children of Visakhapatnam 141 ? Shibani Mukhopadhyay and S. Narahari Set ? C MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 17. Impact of Smoking, Alcoholism and Consanguinity on Reproductive Mortality: The Gadaba Case 146 ? S. Narahari 18. Maternal Health Care Utilization in Sikkim 154 ? Shailendra K. Mishra, Sujata Kar and Susmita Mukhopadhyay 19. Seasonal Variation in Blood Pressures and Hypertension among the Bhutias of Sikkim 169 ? Sobhanjan Sarkar and Barun Mukhopadhyay 20. Urban Living and Hypertension among the Lepchas of Sikkim 180 ? Barun Mukhopadhyay and Susmita Mukhopadhyay 21. Traditional Medicine and Healthcare 192 ? S. Gregory 22. Community and Tuberculosis 205 ? Salil Kumar Dutta 23. Epidemiological Investigation of Health Risks from Fluoride: A Case Study of Tumkur District, Karnataka 219 ? P.N. Venugopal 24. Health Care Services by Unqualified Rural Medical Practitioners: Findings of a Survey in Andhra Pradesh 226 ? B.V. Sharma 25. Maternal and Child Health: Perspective from the Hos 247 ? Ganesh Chandra Mallick 26. Disease and its Treatment among the Santals: An Anthropological Exploration 262 ? Premananda Panda, Swati S. Mohanty and H. Samantaraya 27. Eye Camps: An Action Approach to Cataract Blindness 277 ? C.K. Kantharaju 28. Indigenous Health Practices among the Kodavas of Karnataka 282 ? S.M. Meera and C.E. Subramanya 29. On Medical Anthropology 289 ? R.K. Mutatkar List of Contributors 299

Prof. R.K. Mutatkar is the founder and President, Maharashtra Association of Anthropological Sciences and Vice Chairman, Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologists. He established the Department of Anthropology and School of Health Sciences at the University of Poona. As the first Medical Anthropologist in India, he also established the Indian Association for the Study of Traditional Asian Medicine with support from Prof. A.L. Basham and Pandit Shiv Sharma. He has written books and articles on the social aspects of leprosy, sexuality and caste dynamics. Prof. Ajit K. Danda, FNA (Sc.), (Born: 1936) is a Ph.D. from Cornell University (U.S.A.). He was the former Director, Anthropological Survey of India and Professor and Head, Dept. of Sociology and Social Anthropology, North Bengal University. He also served as the Professor and Research Director, the Asiatic Society, Calcutta. He was the President of Anthropology and Archaeology section of the Indian Science Congress Association during 1975-76. At present, he is the President of Indian Anthropological Society and the Member Secretary, Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologists. He has over 150 research articles and 30 books, including edited volumes, to his credit. Shri Vikas Bhatt is the Curator and Director in-charge of Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, Bhopal. He has over thirty years of experience in empirical research among folk and tribal communities all over India. He specializes in museum design and displays, particularly open-air presentations on cultures. He started his museum career in Anthropological Survey of India in 1974, after obtaining a P.G. degree in Anthropology.

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