health
Cultivated food practices and indigenous preservation techniques among the Paudi-Bhuyan Tribe of Odisha, India
By: BEDAPRAKASH NARAYAN TANTY, RASHMI PRAMANIK, ARUN KUMAR ACHARYA – The Paudi-Bhuyan tribe is well known in the Sundargarh district of Odisha. They primarily live on hill slopes and practice mixed cultivation, generally known as Poduchasa (shifting cultivation). As hill dwellers, they depend on forest resources and cultivate crops on slopes. These foods, including paddy,…
Cultural and Health Dynamics of Fast-Food Consumption in Rural West Bengal, India: A Study from an Anthropological Perspective
By: SATARUPA SARKAR, ABHIJIT DAS – In recent years, significant changes in lifestyle and food habits have occurred in both rural and urban India. Fast food consumption has increased, affecting health, nutrition, and culture overall. Consumption of fast food is particularly high among children and youth, especially high school and college students, as well as…
Correlates of Human Development: Health, Hygiene, Nutrition, Education, and Income in Kolkata, West Bengal
By: SWASTIKA MUKHERJEE – Human development is a multidimensional concept that extends beyond economic growth and, thereby, improvements in quality of life for individual well-being. Among the most critical correlates of human development are health, hygiene, nutrition, education, and income – each contributing significantly to enhancing human capabilities and opportunities. Health forms the foundation of…
Nutritional Status of Hill Korwa Tribe of Surguja District, Chhattisgarh, India
By: IRSHAD KHAN, SOURABH DWIVEDI – The lifestyles, environments, and socio-cultural customs and traditions of India’s tribal people vary widely since they live in such diverse environments. Nearly 42 ST tribes call Chhattisgarh their home, and of those, five are classified as Primitive Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs): the Kamar, Abhujmariya, Birhor, Baiga, and Hill Korwa.…
Health and Traditional Healing Practices among the Halbi tribe of Maharashtra
By: DEEPAK KUMAR, NISHEETH RAI – India’s healthcare system is deeply rooted in tradition, with ancient roots dating back to early Vedic times. Traditional healing practices draw validation from authoritative texts like Ayurveda and Charaka Samhita. Recognized by the WHO, traditional healthcare is the primary source of care for about 80% of the global population.…
The Interplay of Cultural Beliefs, the Environment and the Traditional Healthcare System among the Santals of Purulia, India
By: SOVAN CHAKRABORTY – The traditional health care system practiced by the Santal tribe is deeply rooted in their ecological understanding, which recognizes the complex connections between culture, environment, and well-being. Over generations, the Santals have cultivated an extensive knowledge of their natural environment, especially the forest, which has led to the development of a…
A Systematic Review on Nutritional Status of Women in India: An Outline
By: PRIYANKA, AAFREEN SIDDIQUI, KUNAL KASHYAP, SUBAL DAS, KAUSHIK BOSE – Women’s health and nutrition are of the utmost importance in India, where numerous nutritional programs and policies focus on them. Globally, women are the primary caretakers of their families, and rural women play a crucial role in sustaining their households by ensuring food and…
The quality of antenatal care received by the Kabui Naga women of the Tamenglong district of Manipur, India and its impact on their infant and child mortality: A cross-sectional study
Antenatal care (ANC), child morbidity, health, immunization, India, infant and child mortality, womanBy: DHRUBA KUMAR LIMBU, C. KAMEI, ANJALI HALOI – This paper deals with the status of antenatal care received by the Kabui Naga women of the Tamenglong district, Manipur and its impact on fertility and infant and child mortality. For this study, a cross-sectional method was adopted using purposive sampling. Data on antenatal care and…
Ambience as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic within the Umuri village of Koraput district of Odisha
By: SOURABH DWIVEDI, MEERA SWAIN, JAYANTA KUMAR NAYAK – Indigenous knowledge simply refers to health practices, approaches, knowledge, and beliefs incorporating plant, animal, and mineral based medicines, spiritual therapies, manual techniques and exercises applied singly or in combination to treat, diagnose, and prevent illnesses or maintain well being. The study aims at assessing the situation…
An Investigation on the Effects that the Local Flora and Fauna Have on the Health Care Practices among the Hill Karbis of the East Karbi Anglong District in the Indian State of Assam
By: ARIFUR ZAMAN – Based on an empirical anthropological study conducted in that area, this paper describes the impact of the surrounding plant ecology on the health sphere of the Karbis of Kakojan village in the East Karbi Anglong district of Assam, as well as the various ethno-medicinal practices prevalent among them as a means…
Traditional Healing Practices and the Role of Traditional Health Care Practitioners among Kulung Rai community in Sikkim
Disease, Ethnomedicine, health, Illness, India, Kulung, Medical Anthropology, Rai, Shaman, Sikkim, Traditional healer, Traditional healing practices, Traditional healthcare practitionerBy: TENZING ZANGMU LEPCHA – Kulung is one of the clans under Rai community in Sikkim. Traditionally, among Kulung Rai, the concept of somodakha/tobburiri (health), tukkha (illness) and somori (disease) are completely directed by their belief in supernatural beings and have their own traditional system to deal with. Traditional healers have the most important role to play in Kulung Rai society…
Nutritional status of lactating mothers: a study among the Ahom women of Lakhimpur District, Assam
By: AVIJIT BORUAH – Women are generally susceptible to under-nutrition, especially during pregnancy and lactation period. Effective pregnancy and lactation require changes in the body for the proper functioning of various physiological systems. As such, the nutrient requirement of the body increases during these periods. Poor health and nutritional insufficiency in mothers’ during these periods…
Healing and the land: cultural perspectives on health and environment. The case of Aboriginal Australia
Aboriginal, Australia, burning, colonization, Conservation, culture, Environment, Europeans, fire, health, humans, Indigenous, land, Nature, New South Wales, totemism, Victoria, wellbeing, WesternBy: CHIARA TELLARINI – In this article, it is questioned whether and how cultural values and ideas play a role in influencing the ways in which we, as humans, behave towards nature, and how then we end up shaping it differently; this is done by bringing at first the instance of “Western” conceptions on the…
Il materiale scheletrico umano proveniente dal cimitero di San Marcello, rinvenuto in occasione dello scavo del chiostro di San Francesco a Iglesias (CA) Italy
By: ELENA USAI, ROSALBA FLORIS, DONATELLA SALVI – The human skeletal material described in this paper comes from the archaeological excavation carried out by the Geopark Society and the Archaeological Superintendence of Cagliari and Oristano under the direction Dr. D. Salvi , at the Church of St. Francis of Iglesias, in the area called S.…
Health Awareness Patterns. A Cross-Cultural Comparison between Muslim and Horizon Communities in Rajshahi Metropolitan City of Bangladesh
By: AFZAL HOSSAIN – Health is one of the very important elements of human capital. The knowledge of health awareness enhances human being to get proper healthcare facilities all over the world. In Bangladesh health is one of the main fundamental rights of every citizen, which is ensured by the constitution. The present study, the…
Effectiveness of Education on Health. A Cross-Cultural Comparison between Muslim and Horizon Communities in Rajshahi Metropolitan City of Bangladesh
By: AFZAL HOSSAIN – Education and health are the two very important elements of human capital. Educational knowledge enhances human being to get proper healthcare facilities all over the world. In Bangladesh education and health are the two main fundamental rights of every citizen, which is ensured by the constitution. The present study, the author…
Perceiving Pain: Health, Culture and Ritual
By: DAN E. HOUSER, GERALD W. ZAMPONI – For most of us, coming into contact with some form of pain is a daily occurrence: it is both a usual part of the humanexperience and lexicon. Not surprisingly, pain has many differing and contextually specific meanings, and although it isnearly universal across the realm of human…
Embodying difference. Health care, culture and childbearing through the experiences of Moroccan migrant women in Italy
By: IRENE CAPELLI – This article raises some questions on reproductive and maternal health among Moroccan migrant women in Italy. I will focus on women’s experiences of childbearing in the framework of their immigration processes and in relation to some ‘culturally sensitive’ measures fostered by public health services in dealing with migrant users. In doing…
Cultural and socio-economic factors in health, health services and prevention for indigenous people
Discrimination, health, health facility environment, Health priorities, human geography, indigenous health, inequality, minority groups, needs assessment, social conditions, Socioeconomic factorsBy: RAKIBUL ISLAM, MASHHOOD AHMED SHEIKH – Indigenous people across the world experience more health related problems as compared to the population at large. So, this review article is broadly an attempt to highlight the important factors for indigenous peoples’ health problems, and to recommend some suggestions to improve their health status. Standard database for…