Children's health in a traditional society

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    • Obeng, Cecilia Sem

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Children's health in a traditional society

Cecilia Obeng

Nova Biomedical Books, c2009

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [129]-132) and index

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Description

This book is about children's health care in traditional societies in Ghana. The book pays a close and systematic attention to how rural Ghanaians take care of their children's health needs. In particular, the study principally examines my primary research conducted in Ghana about how children, especially new-born babies, are cared for in general and during times of sickness. The book also pays special attention to disease causation in children and beliefs that influence and/or impact the curing of children afflicted with diseases. The study done for this book may be considered a prelude in the study of children's health care research. It therefore aims at setting the scene for an interdisciplinary research on children's health from both an anthropological as well as a social scientific perspective.

Table of Contents

  • Prologue
  • Introduction
  • Childre's Health in a Traditional Society
  • Bringing up Children with Health Problems
  • Prevention and Management of Diseases among New Born Babies
  • Disease Prevention: Immunisation
  • Spiritual Diseases
  • Physical Diseases
  • Childrens Dental Health: Parents' Perspectives
  • Child Custody Battles and their Impact on Children's Emotional Health
  • Childrens Health and Healing Practices in Pictures
  • Index.

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