Pooran C Joshi

Pooran C Joshi
University of Delhi | DU · Department of Anthropology

M.Sc.,M.Phil.,Ph.D.

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Background The border areas of Jammu and Kashmir have long been affected by conflict, potentially impacting the mental health of youth. Understanding the relationships between social health factors and mental health outcomes in these regions is crucial for developing effective interventions. Aim This study aims to investigate the correlations betw...
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This study aimed to understand the perceptions and experiences of suicide attempters in order to suggest potential initiatives to reduce the suicide burden in rural India. The study is based on 46 in-depth interviews with suicide attempters and 4 focus group discussions with their family members. Interview content analysis revealed information rela...
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Background Conflicts adversely affect psychological well-being and are associated with mental disorders. Aim The study aims to assess the levels of perceived stress, anxiety and depression and their association with demographic factors among the youth in the border villages of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted...
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Medical anthropology in India has been parallel with world medical anthropology. The publication and research work in Indian medical anthropology started early; research papers and full-length monographs meticulously cover ethnomedicinal details. It has been inspired primarily by the American medical anthropological traditions. Indian medical anthr...
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Objective Mental health of indigenous populations is a greatly understudied area in India. The study aims to estimate the prevalence of depression and anxiety and also to assess the association of various psycho-social variables with depression and anxiety, among the Bhil indigenous populations of India. Methods A total of 386 participants aged be...
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Dr.B.R. Ambedkar was a figure of towering intellectual acumen with expertise in various subject matters such as Anthropology, Legal jurisprudence, Economy, History, Philosophy, and so on. A true "Traditional Reformer" who rose up against the hegemonic practices of Brahmanism. His ideas on Indian society, caste, and numerous other issues can be cons...
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Suicide attempt is a significant risk factor for suicide, as approximately 10% of the suicide attempters succumb to suicide within one year of their last attempt. The present study aims to investigate the association of psychological variables, environmental stressors and genetic risk factors with suicide attempt. In the present study 258 individua...
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Medical anthropology is one of the fastest growing sub-disciplines of anthropology. At a time, when traditional medicines and alternative and complementary medicines are creating an important space within the domain of health care, medical anthropology with it specialized methodology and holistic perspective is becoming crucial subject. In Indian c...
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It was Gandhi who gave centrality to the debate on sanitation from the perspective of bio-power. The category of sanitation for him was not something to be used as a form of control but an instrument for transforming the structural caste-based hierarchy. Gandhian idea on sanitation resonates well with the anthropological notion of holism. He has vi...
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Abstract Background In spite of mounting evidence, it is still unclear whether suicide decedents and attempters represent overlapping or completely different populations of suicidal behavior subphenotypes. Hence, the present study aims to investigate the sociodemographic and suicidal behavior variables and the difference between suicide decedents a...
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Background: Indigenous populations in India are amongst the poorest and most marginalized population groups experiencing severe health deprivation. Aim: The present study is the first study that aims to understand the association of micronutrient deficiencies (vitamin B12 and folate) and MTHFR C677T gene polymorphism with depression and generalized...
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Background: Indigenous populations in India are amongst the poorest and most marginalized population groups experiencing severe health deprivation. Aim: The present study is the first study that aims to understand the association of micronutrient deficiencies (vitamin B12 and folate) and MTHFR C677T gene polymorphism with depression and generali...
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Background Suicide is a major public health concern resulting in premature deaths. The six years (2010–2015) retrospective study on suicide cases reported at a tertiary care center of Warangal district, Telangana, India aims to explore the trend and determinant of suicide. ResultsSuicide was predominant among 35- < 45 years aged males and females a...
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The field of medical anthropology has been a torch runner in highlighting the deep yet often overlooked nexus between the notions of health, illness and disease with the cultural modalities of a particular group or population in dealing with healthcare issues like prevention, conception, attribution, causation, cure and management of various maladi...
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As against the commonly held scientific viewpoint, in many cultures, the intestinal worms are considered friendly and helpful. One can dichotomize cultures into worm-philic and worm-phobic, wherein the former subscribing to 'assisted digestion' theory naming intestinal worms as playing crucial role in digestion while the latter considering intestin...
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The paper tries to examine fieldwork based research strategy, especially focusing upon intricacies involved in establishment of rapport which involves highly complex negotiative interactions carefully calibrated by the anthropologist. Based on doctoral fieldwork of the author, it examines rapport establishment as systematic exploitation of the oppo...
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OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to explore the prescribing practices, knowledge, and attitudes of primary care doctors and community pharmacists, regarding antibiotic use in acute upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) and diarrhea in children to better understand causes of misuse and identify provider suggestions to change such behavio...
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The article presents a critique of the Cartesian-inspired practice of science and contrasts it with the traditional knowledge pertaining to the ecosystem which exists in the form of cultural practices rooted in the holistic framework integrating the world of animate and inanimate elements in the perspective of folk religious beliefs. The implicatio...
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Objective: To explore the perceptions and knowledge of school teachers and students about antibiotic use, resistance, and suggestions for practical interventions for the rational use of antibiotics. Methodology: Five focus group discussions (FGDs) with high school students (Class: 9–11) and five with teachers were conducted in two private and three...
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Sen’s entitlement thesis rooted in social contract theory has been used to explain access to food, and is used by states to design social protection programs as transfer entitlements to diffuse food insecurities. Social protection programs have now burgeoned in several countries as a strategy to enable the poor to overcome risks, vulnerabilities an...
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Manish Thakur, Indian Village: A Conceptual History, Jaipur, Rawat Publications, 2014, 224 pp., $42.44, ISBN 978-8131606384.
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Modern medicine has created a dichotomy: modern medicine on the one hand, and alternative systems on the other. This paper views this dichotomy and liminality in the context of Gandhi's vision of health. It delineates the elements and structural coordinates of this alternative healthcare system, and tries to understand how, over time, a synthesis h...
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p>The aim of the present study is to assess and compare the presence of metabolic syndrome using IDF and Modified NCEP ATPIII criteria among Sunni Muslim of Delhi and to determine the optimal cut off values of different parameters for the detection of metabolic syndrome. A total of, 406 individuals (125 men, 281women) aged 35-65 years were recruite...
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Central obesity has been associated with the risk of cardiovascular and metabolic disease in children. A total of 358 Delhi school girls aged 6–11 years were measured for height, weight, waist circumference and hip circumference. The study demonstrates a linear correlation between body mass index (BMI) and waist and hip circumference and suggests a...
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Perception of reproductive illness by the women themselves is important in understanding the women's reproductive health in a particular society. It also indicates the possibility of taking perception as a tool for measuring reproductive illness. Though women do not have a “germ theory” to explain their reproductive illness they have a sense of ill...
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Many scholars question the immense variation in rates of mental health outcomes across disaster studies. This study explains this variation by putting forward 2 methodological problems that are inherent to the effect of a disaster context on mental health screening scores. The Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 was administered in a flood-affected group...
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Introduction: Very little is known on the impact of recurrent disasters on mental health. Aim The present study examines the immediate impact of a recurrent flood on mental health and functioning among an affected population in the rural district of Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, India, compared with a population in the same region that is not affected...
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Antibiotic resistance, a global concern, is particularly pressing in developing nations, including India, where the burden of infectious disease is high and healthcare spending is low. The Global Antibiotic Resistance Partnership (GARP) was established to develop actionable policy recommendations specifically relevant to low- and middle-income coun...
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What is known and objective: The overall volume of antibiotic consumption in the community is one of the foremost causes of antimicrobial resistance. In developing countries like India, pharmacists often dispense 'prescription-only' drugs, like antibiotics, to patients who do not have a prescription. Not much data is available regarding detailed i...
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Diarrhea is an important problem among the under-five children in India. The paper examines long-term impacts of recurrent floods on diarrhea among under-five children in Uttar Pradesh, India. A two stage stratified cluster survey was conducted in flood affected (exposed) and non-flood affected areas (unexposed). The long-term impact of the floods...
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it is necessary to understand physician's prescribing behaviour in order to develop interventions that will effectively improve the use of antibiotics. to explore the factors that influence primary care physicians to prescribe antibiotics and to investigate possible interventions. focus group discussions (FGDs) were used to explore the perspectives...
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This study aims to assess the quality of life (QoL) as perceived by HIV/AIDS patients and the needs of such people in their local context in Manipur. A cross sectional study was carried out in two selected districts of Manipur namely, Imphal west and Chandel. A total of 20 People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) respondents were interviewed using WHOQoL...
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Belief in witchcraft has been widely associated with tribal societies in India, Latin America, and Africa (Marwick, 1870; Evans-Pritchard, 1937; Douglas, 1970). In central India, it has been frequently reported to be a social problem under which women, especially old and infirm, are accused and killed as witches. It is generally believed that lack...
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This paper unravels the intimate relationships between culture, tradition and health practices in a tribal society in the Central Himalayas. The Jaunsari tribe which resides in this region is well known for its polyandrous practices. The traditional medical system of this region represents a worldview which attempts to be at harmony with natural an...

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