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Abstract / Description 
A foundational field study by Dr. P. R. G. Mathur (Tribal Research & Training Centre, Kozhikode) examining public health infrastructure, disease prevalence, healthcare utilization, and indigenous curing practices among tribal communities in North Wayanad and Kodencherry, Kerala. Based on institutional surveys and household interviews conducted across eleven villages in the Mananthavady Block (1977), the report documents medical facility coverage, maternal care, and detailed ethnomedicinal prescriptions and ritual healing practices among the Adiyan, Paniyan, Mullakuruman, and Uralikuruman communities.

Title: Health, Medicine and Health Services in Tribal Areas of Kerala

Author: Dr. P. R. G. Mathur

Issuing Institution: Tribal Research & Training Centre, Kozhikode

Date / Period Covered: c. 1977–1978 (Survey data covers 1972–1977; cites Mathur 1977)

Language: English

Format / Extent: Digitized Typescript / PDF (39 pages, OCR-searchable)

Geographic Coverage: North Wayanad (Mananthavady Block), Kodencherry (Kozhikode), Attappady, Kerala

Communities Covered: Adiyan, Paniyan, Mullakuruman, Uralikuruman, Kurichian,Kattunaickan

Subject Keywords: Tribal Health Services; Ethnomedicine; Traditional Healing Practices; Primary Health Centres; Medical Anthropology; Kerala

Procured By : Suresh  K. P.  Research Scholar, School of Social Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University