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Title: Cultural Knowledge of Hygiene and Sanitation as a Basis for Health Development in Nepal
Language of title: English
Author/Creator: Richard Burghart
One Sentence Summary: The article reports on an investigation into the contexts in which folk knowledge of hygiene and sanitation in Nepal might play some role in the promotion of public health.

Description: The article reports on an investigation into the contexts in which folk knowledge of hygiene and sanitation in Nepal might play some role in the promotion of public health. It particularly focuses on folk knowledge of water related diseases and of water management. The article describes water sources, storage systems, and indigenous method of water treatment. The article mainly discusses water management in the context of the town of Janakpur. (Rajeev Ranjan Singh 2007-02-11)

Publisher Place: Kirtipur, Nepal
Publisher: Center for Nepal and Asian Studies
Normalized publisher place: Kathmandu
Publisher country: Nepal
Publisher URL: http://www.cnastu.org.np/
Published Date: 1988-07
URL: http://www.thlib.org/static/reprints/contributions/CNAS_15_02_04.pdf
Classification: Tibetan and Himalayan -- Journals -- Journals Focused on Regions -- Nepal -- Contributions to Nepalese Studies -- (1988) Vol. 15, no. 2
Cultural Coverage: Nepal
Language: English
Source: Contributions to Nepalese Studies
Source Editor: Kamal P. Malla
Source Type: Journal
Source Volume: 15
Source Number: 2
Source Page Numbers: 185-211
ISBN/ISSN: 3767574

Means of availability: Available online as a PDF within the Tibetan & Himalayan Library's bibliographic database.

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Resource Type: Article
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Date Last Modified: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
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