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Description:
A research note on maternal and child health status in the Jirel community. The author argues that the health status of a population is a reflection of the socio-economic and cultural development of the country and is shaped by a variety of factors such as the level of income, housing, sanitation, water supply, education, employment, health conciousness, personal hygiene and the coverage, accessibility, and affordability of health care delivery services. This research was conducted in Jiri V.D.C. of Dolakha district. In the Jirel community pregnancy is usually diagnosed symptomically by the woman herself and, traditionally, antenatal care has not been practiced by Jirel women. The mothers also do not have proper knowledge about the need of extra foods during pregnancy. The includes a table illustarting the consumption pattern of antenatal food by women. The majority of the mothers reported that births were delivered at home and others reported that births were delivered by Sudeni (traditional birth attendants), at hospital, by trained health workers, by neighbours, and by relatives. This data is tabulated in table 2. It also discusses post natal care, the health status of children, breast feeding, and weaning practices. It discusses infant mortality and its cause in the Jirel community. With much less knowledge of immunization, mothers prefer to go to Phombos (Dhami/Jhakri) for the treatment of their children. A detailed discussion of health among the Jirel community is also given in vol. 27, a special issue on the Jirel. (Rajeev Ranjan Singh 2006-10-23)
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