Mother’s Recognition of and Treatment Triggers for Common Childhood Illnesses among Migrant Santal Tribe Living in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India | Zendy

Suchismita Mishra | Zendy; Yadlapalli S. Kusuma | Zendy; Bontha V. Babu | Zendy

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Mother’s Recognition of and Treatment Triggers for Common Childhood Illnesses among Migrant Santal Tribe Living in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

Author(s) -

Suchismita Mishra,

Yadlapalli S. Kusuma,

Bontha V. Babu

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of tropical pediatrics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.464

H-Index - 51

eISSN - 1465-3664

pISSN - 0142-6338

DOI - 10.1093/tropej/fmw092

Subject(s) - medicine , psychological intervention , tribe , health care , psychiatry , pediatrics , family medicine , sociology , anthropology , economics , economic growth

Accelerating reduction in infant and other child mortality rates calls for comprehensive child survival strategies. Early recognition of illness and timely seeking of treatment are critical elements to prevent child deaths, and cultural explanation for these care-seeking behaviours is important. The present article reports (i) mothers' recognition of illness and (ii) triggers of treatment related to some childhood illnesses among a migrant tribal community living in Bhubaneswar city, India.

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