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Annals of Tropical Paediatrics
International Child Health
Volume 8, 1988 - Issue 2
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Traditional belief and practice among the Pokot people of Kenya with particular reference to mother and child health: 1. The Pokot people and their environment

T.J.D. O'DempseyDepartment of Tropical Paediatrics, Schools of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, U.K.
Pages 49-60 | Received 31 Mar 1987, Published online: 13 Jul 2016

References

  • District Atlas West Pokot, Hendrix H, ed. Ministry of Planning and National Development, Republic of Kenya, Kapenguria, 1985.
  • Meyerhoff E. The Socio-Economic and Ritual Roles of Pokot Women. PhD thesis, Cambridge 1981.
  • Visser JJ. Towards a Missionary Approach Among the Pokot. Zandijk, 1982.
  • Beech MWH. The Suk: Their Language and Folklore. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1911.
  • Cox PSV. The Disease Pattern of the Karapokot and its Relationship to the Environment and Culture. Unpublished thesis, London, 1972.
  • Muir CA. A diet study and nutritional assessment of children in East Pokot. Unpublished report. East Pokot Agricultural Project, Kositei, 1983.
  • Schneider HK. Pokot folktales, humour and values. Journal of the Folklore Institute 1967; 4: 278–300.
  • Nyamwaya DD. Societal response to illness—The Pokot of Kenya. Unpublished paper presented to the Institute of African Studies, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, 1979.

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