Beliefs About Children's Illness Among Rural Guatemalan Women

A Pebley, E Hurtado and N Goldman

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Abstract: In this paper we examine women's beliefs about the causes of chilhood illness in rural Guatemala, using information from a qualitative survey. We focus on beliefs about the two major causes of child morbidity and mortality in developing countries : diarrhea and acute respiratory infection (ARI).

Keywords: HEALTH; GUATEMALA; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD CARE (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I12 J13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 40 pages
Date: 1996
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