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INFANT
AND
MATERNAL
HEALTH
CARE
IN
NEPAL
by
Gabriella
Perez-‐Silva
A
Thesis
Presented
to
the
FACULTY
OF
THE
USC
GRADUATE
SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY
OF
SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA
In
Partial
Fulfillment
of
the
Requirements
for
the
Degree
MASTER
OF
ARTS
(STRATEGIC
PUBLIC
RELATIONS)
August
2012
Copyright
2012
Gabriella
Perez-‐Silva
Object Description
| Title | Infant and maternal health care in Nepal |
| Author | Perez-Silva, Gabriella |
| Author email | gabyperezsilva@gmail.com;gabyperezsilva@gmail.com |
| Degree | Master of Arts |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | Strategic Public Relations |
| School | Annenberg School for Communication |
| Date defended/completed | 2012-07-25 |
| Date submitted | 2012-07-25 |
| Date approved | 2012-07-25 |
| Restricted until | 2012-07-25 |
| Date published | 2012-07-25 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Floto, Jennifer D. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Jackson, Laura Min Wang, Jay |
| Abstract | This paper examines the past and present future of Nepal, its culture and its health care. Specifically, it addresses some of the primary issues surrounding infant and maternal health care in the rural villages in the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains. The purpose of this analysis is to not only understand the main causes of death and the medical and cultural cures for the causes of death, but also to understand the reasons that these cures are not being employed. Another aim is to study how communication and public relations can increase awareness of diseases and disease prevention in rural areas, and to explore the obstacles that language and cultural differences can create when introducing Western concepts into these areas. The key issues addressed in this paper include the geographical origins of Nepal and how the topography has contributed to the cultural composition of the country, the main causes of infant and maternal deaths, and the possible solutions for preventable deaths. The results prove that while most people in the United States are unfamiliar with the problems in Nepal, they are sympathetic to charitable causes in developing countries, and are will to donate to non-governmental organizations. The principal conclusion is that despite the fact that many Nepalis practice ancient customs, the younger generations are open to Western ideas, and through proper communication, are likely to implement these new customs into their daily lives. |
| Keyword | infant; maternal; health care; Nepal |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Perez-Silva, Gabriella |
| Physical access | The author retains rights to his/her dissertation, thesis or other graduate work according to U.S. copyright law. Electronic access is being provided by the USC Libraries in agreement with the author, as the original true and official version of the work, but does not grant the reader permission to use the work if the desired use is covered by copyright. It is the author, as rights holder, who must provide use permission if such use is covered by copyright. The original signature page accompanying the original submission of the work to the USC Libraries is retained by the USC Libraries and a copy of it may be obtained by authorized requesters contacting the repository e-mail address given. |
| Repository name | University of Southern California Digital Library |
| Repository address | USC Digital Library, University of Southern California, University Park Campus MC 7002, 106 University Village, Los Angeles, California 90089-7002, USA |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume4/etd-PerezSilva-981.pdf |
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| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | INFANT AND MATERNAL HEALTH CARE IN NEPAL by Gabriella Perez-‐Silva A Thesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF ARTS (STRATEGIC PUBLIC RELATIONS) August 2012 Copyright 2012 Gabriella Perez-‐Silva |
