Reproductive Health and Culture in Tribal India

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The book is an exploration in characteristics of reproductive health, beliefs and practices among tribal people of India. The socio-cultural and demographic background characteristics are correlated with natality, fertility processes, morbidity conditions and sexually transmitted diseases. The health seeking behavioural patterns of the tribal women are analysed in the context of taboos, totems, norms and extra material relations. It identifies dimensions of health care and presents analytical framework of social transformation. This would help governmental and non-governmental organizations in policy framing and its implementations. The book provides reference material for social scientists, health administrators and academicians interested in the field of sociology of health.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Chakrapani Upadhyay

Dr. Chakrapani Upadhyay has been a lecturer at Bhupal Noblesâ€™ Post Graduate College Udaipur, since 1999. Earlier he was a lecturer at Bhupal Noblesâ€™ Girls Post Graduate College, Udaipur and guest faculty in the Department of Sociology, Mohan Lal Sukhadia University Udaipur. He is a Gold medallist in M.A. Sociology (1997) and Ph.D. in Sociology (2001) from M.L. Sukhadia University Udaipur. He has worked on several projects including base-line survey of reproductive health, carried out by Seva Mandir, Udaipur and UNICEF, Multi Indicator Cluster Survey by Population Research Centre Udaipur. He has presented 15 papers in conferences and published five papers in renowned journals. He is a life member of Rajasthan Sociological Society and treasurer of Samajshastra Hindi Karya Samiti.