ANTC68H3 Chapter Notes -Mass Media, Drug Resistance, Trematode Life Cycle Stages
Document Summary
Applying medical anthropology in the control of infectious diseases . Key problem according to good: scientific knowledge is positioned superordinate to folk belief creating an hierarchical relationship. There is uneasy in anthropology at documenting belief and behavior in isolation from the social, political and economic contexts. But we must be pragmatic, humanistic and ethical some biomedical interventions is better than none and better than shaman songs. Anthropologists must compete with other professionals who have included traditional anthropological approaches such as in-depth interviews and focus interviews into their repertoire. This need to be efficient and have end products and deliverables in the age of consultancy. Ethnographic research within the context of rapid assessment procedures is a valuable means to understand behavior and action. Important to identify factors that influence people"s ability to diagnose illness or distinguish minor ailments from life threatening disease and the factors that affect people"s preparedness to use biomedical services and adhere to prescribed treatment.