Neetu Purohit Author
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Affiliation
Obstetrics , Gynaecology
Indian Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur, India
Neetu Purohit is currently working at Indian Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur, India. Her area of interest include obstetrics,gynaecology and childbirth.She has earned lots of accolades in her research.
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Author(s): Neetu Purohit
Symptoms of Somatoform Ailments in Indian Rural Women: Does that Raise an Alarm?
The awareness of somatic problems is scant in India, in both urban and rural settings. It is the difference in the treatment of sufferers, which actually brings forth the fact that the situation is relatively better in urban areas. The availability and accessibility of modern health facilities in urban areas helps in prognosis. In contrast, in rural areas the fate of such victims ultimately falls in the hands of quacks or ojhas, the so called ‘faith healers’ who are ill-famed for using inhuman healing practices. Such incidents keep happening in rural areas every now and then as rep... view moreĀ»