Reproductive Health among the Lisu Women of Arunachal Pradesh

Angi N. Yobin¹, H. Vokendro Singh² & Sunil Koijam³

Yobin, A. N., Singh, H. V., & Koijam, S. (2022). Reproductive Health among the Lisu Women of Arunachal Pradesh. InterViews: An Interdisciplinary Journal in Social Sciences, 9(1), pp. 33-45. https://doi.org/10.36061/IV.9.1.22.33.45

Abstract

The Lisus are one of the minor tribes of Arunachal Pradesh inhabiting in some of the most remote parts of the state. For the present study, an attempt has been made to examine the general health condition of the Lisu women by random selection of 150 people from three different places viz., Gandhigram, Miao and Kharsang of Changlang District, Arunachal Pradesh. Findings indicate that they do not have access to proper medical facilities and they depend mostly on their indigenous way of treatment. Different techniques of treatment are practiced for preventing, palliating, and curing diseases and sickness. Medicinal herbs and few animals extract are also used by them. The women living in such isolated area suffers from different reproductive-related health issues and morbidities. The paper examines the emic perspective of their health and how they attempt to intervene when suffering from different health issues.

Keywords: reproductive health, birth ritual, traditional healing, antenatal care

¹Angi N. Yobin is a research scholar in the Department of Anthropology, Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh. Correspondence regarding this article must be directed to: angiyobin120@gmail.com

²H. Vokendro Singh is a professor and Head at the Department of Anthropology, RajivGandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh.

³Sunil Koijam is an assistant professor at the Department of Mass Communication, Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh.