Author : Hung-Yu Ru
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ISBN 13 : 9781109405842
Total Pages : 586 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (58 download)
Book Synopsis Invisible People and a Silent Killer Disease by : Hung-Yu Ru
Download or read book Invisible People and a Silent Killer Disease written by Hung-Yu Ru and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The liver disease caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and excessive alcohol consumption has become a serious problem for indigenous health in Taiwan over the past several decades. This dissertation examines social forces and processes, indigenous culture, and human behaviors related to the epidemiology of liver disease for the Truku people. This study focused on Shioulin, an indigenous township in eastern Taiwan where Truku people represent 90% of the local population, and where I conducted fieldwork between June 2006 and June 2007. In-depth and informal interviews and participant observation were undertaken in the field to study the notions about liver disease and its treatment that were employed by all those engaged in the clinical process, and to investigate Truku people's health-seeking behaviors. Archival research was conducted in the National Central Library where I consulted archives, newspapers, and research reports to explore the Japanese colonial and Chinese nation-state's indigenous policies and the (re)presentation of indigenous people in the media.