The Cultural Context of Therapeutic Choice - Obstetrical Care Decisions Among the Bariba of Benin (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1982)

This book examines the factors influencing women's choices of obstetrical care in a Bariba community in the People's Republic of Benin, West Africa. When selecting a research topic, I decided to investigate health care among the Bariba for several reasons. First, I had served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in northern Benin (then Dahomey) and had established a network of contacts in the region. In addition, I had worked for a year as assistant manager of a pharmacy in a northern town and had become interested in the pattern of utilization of health care services by urban residents. This three-year residence proved an invaluable asset in preparing and conducting research in the northern region. In particular, I was able to establish relationships with several indigenous midwives whose families I already knew both from prior research experience and mutual friend ships. These relationships enabled me to obtain detailed information regarding obstetrical practice and thus form the foundation of this book. The fieldwork upon which the book is directly based was conducted between June 1976 and December 1977 and sponsored by the F ord-Rockefeller Popula tion Policy Program, the Social Science Research Council, the National Science Foundation, and the FUlbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Program. The Ford-Rockefeller Population Policy Program funded the project as a collab oration between myself and Professor Eusebe Alihonou, Professor Agrege (Gynecologie-Obstetrique) at the National University of Benin."

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Culture, Illness and Healing, 3
Release date:	December 2011
First published:	1982
Authors:	C Sargent
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	192
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1982
ISBN-13:	978-9400977426
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Logic Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Logic
LSN:	9400977425
Barcode:	9789400977426

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