The politics of UMOYA: Variation in the interpretation and management of diarrheal illnesses among mothers, professional nurses, and indigenous health practitioners in Khayelitsha, South Africa

Philosophiae Doctor - PhD === This study deals with the social interpretation of childhood diarrhea among the Xhosa speaking people of the Western Cape in South Africa. It highlights how in the Western Cape political consciousness and moralist discourses strongly influence relationships between diff...

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Main Author: Guma, Mthobeli Phillip
Other Authors: Farquhar, Judy
Language:en
Published: University of the Western Cape 2021
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11394/8409