Open AccessTaboos Related to Dog Bite in an Urban Area of Kancheepuram District of Tamil Nadu, India
Author(s) -
Chinnaian Sivagurunathan,
S Gopalakrishnan,
R Umadevi,
Rama Ravi,
Mohan Kumar Pandurangan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/12514.6217
Subject(s) - tamil , simple random sample , environmental health , population , test (biology) , medicine , descriptive statistics , demography , psychology , statistics , biology , linguistics , mathematics , sociology , paleontology , philosophy
India is known for its diverse social and cultural backgrounds with wide range of myths and misconceptions related to diseases/illnesses. One such belief is certain food taboos and diet restrictions practiced following dog bite, which is widely prevalent.