High incidence of diabetes in the O'Odham : community approach in prevention and control for a Native American Tribe
The O'odham have the highest recorded incidence of diabetes type II. Scientific studies have shown that diet and exercise are important factors in the prevention and control of the disease. This study uses traditional anthropological methods and theory to examine past and present concepts and practices in the prevention and control of diabetes in the Ak-Chin Community, an Arizona Indian Reservation of mostly O'odham (Pima and Papago). The study fills some gaps in present knowledge about the relationships between Ak-Chin people's world view and their behavior associated with diabetes. The constellation of cultural, environmental, political, and economical factors in the etiology of diabetes at Ak-Chin is identified. Ak-Chin people's knowledge on the origin, prevention and control of diabetes is also studied. The results show that all of these factors are important, and interrelated
Thesis, Dissertation, English, 1994
1994