Traditional Beliefs & Practices Among Graduate Mothers Regarding Various Pediatric Ailments

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dc.contributor.authorGupta, Ritu
dc.contributor.authorGupta, Ravinder K
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-22T09:03:09Z
dc.date.available2016-01-22T09:03:09Z
dc.date.issued2001-07
dc.description.abstractThe various traditional beliefs and practices among 200 graduate mother regarding pediatric ailments were studied. Teething (62%), indigestion of milk (53%), "·hot and cold" diet (33%), evil eye (3 I%), maternal diet (22.5%), "curse of goddess" (11%) etc. were considered to be main causes of many pediatric ailments. Restriction of feeds/diet/fruits (5 I%), application of amulet (33.5%), burning of chillies/application of black mark on body (I 7.5%), use of Janam Ghuti (15%), applicaton of ash/soil from sacred places (11 %), Jhar Phoonch (8%) etc. were main practices applied by these mothers. These mothers wer main Iy influenced by elders (41 %), associates (3 1%), quacks (22.5%), teleserials (11.5%), magazines/newspapers (9%) etc. Irrespective of their educational status, the graduate mothers also believe in superstitious beliefs and practices in management of pediatric ailments and unnecessarily delay in proper timely treatment.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGupta Ritu, Gupta Ravinder K. Traditional Beliefs & Practices Among Graduate Mothers Regarding Various Pediatric Ailments. JK Science Journal of Medical Education and Research. 2001 July-Sept; 3 (3): 123-125en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/170787
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dc.source.urihttps://www.jkscience.org/archive/Volume33/Traditional%20Beliefs.pdfen_US
dc.titleTraditional Beliefs & Practices Among Graduate Mothers Regarding Various Pediatric Ailmentsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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