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The study analyzes lay preventive health care for children in a provincial town in Southwestern Nigeria. Data were collected among 36 market women who had all raised children. This sample is a subset of a larger study on health care among low income women in Yoruba land. Both personal interviews and observations were used in the methodology. Within the Nigerian context, health care activities occur within a deteriorating economic environment and a pluralistic medical sector both of which have been on the decline since the mid- 1980s. The study found that women work hard to prevent illness among children, often using more than one medical system in child care. The consequences of declining medical and physical environments were analyzed. Local or indigenous drugs were reviewed. Finally, problems arising from the simultaneous use of several systems were discussed.

"The two phenomena highlighted in this edited volume 'motherhood/mothering and masculinities' are each recent areas of development in critical Feminist and Men's Studies. In contributing to these areas of gender studies, this book draws attention to the fact that much can also be gained when we explore relationships between them, an idea that may not readily come to mind. While femininities and masculinities are co-constructed, motherhood and mothering bring additional perspectives to the study of femininity that affect the construction of masculinity in complex ways. The 12 chapters in this volume allow readers to ponder some of these complexities and may suggest other issues that require investigation. Spanning many continents, the essays have both a global and historical reach emphasising cultural differences and historical changes. Of import is the idea that mothers have agency and are active in constructions affecting their lives. They are able to bring motherhood out of the shadows as they strive to build, re-evaluate or alter their roles within families and communities. These have an impact on developments in masculinities. The book is divided into three parts and the chapters investigate a wide range of issues including cultural constructs, gender in parent/child, relationships, non-binary developments, the impact of war on mothering, decolonisation struggles, and much more."--

An attempt is made to: (1) analyze the problems facing the health sector in Nigeria, (2) examine the efforts of the government in tackling the problems, & (3) suggest strategies for effecting a more pragmatic health policy. The problems include: physical problems associated with location & distribution of the health units; economic & administrative problems such as inadequate drugs, limited equipment & staff, & poor referral systems; & political problems. Secondary data (from national development plans & hospital records at the University Coll Hospital in Ibadan) highlight problems & the need to democratize access to opportunities for a healthy life. In addition to increasing the number & quality of health care units, efforts must be made to boost the economy, in order to effect a general rise in living standards. Also needed is a comprehensive health education program. 4 Tables, 1 Figure, 35 References. Modified AA