Decoding the type 2 diabetes epidemic in rural India

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2017-08

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Taylor & Francis

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Efforts to prevent further rises in diabetes prevalence require examination of cultural and sociopolitical factors in diabetes onset and management, including structural inequalities. To analyze the role of anthropological factors, in-depth interviews and focus groups were organized within a rural community of Tamil Nadu. The objectives of the study were to understand sources and extent of health knowledge, diabetes explanatory models, and the impact of illness on individual, social, and familial roles. Large-scale changes in political and socioeconomic processes may be required to alleviate the risks factors of diabetes in rural regions of India.

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DISEASE PERCEPTIONS, EXPLANATORY MODELS, ILLNESS NARRATIVES, INDIA, RURAL POPULATION, DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2, GLOBAL HEALTH, TAMIL NADU, SOUTH ASIA, RURAL COMMUNITIES, RURAL HEALTH, DISEASE PREVENTION, HEALTH SYSTEM, EPIDEMIOLOGY, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

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Matthew Little, Sally Humphries, Kirit Patel & Cate Dewey (2017) Decoding the Type 2 Diabetes Epidemic in Rural India, Medical Anthropology, 36:2, 96-110. doi: 10.1080/01459740.2016.1231676

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/56512

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