Sociology of Health

Research shows that the causal direction from social inequities to social
exclusion to health inequities is multidirectional and mutually reinforcing
in feedback loops. . Micro-level analyses of the links between reproductive
health outcomes and their socio-economic and cultural antecedents in
different settings would go a long way in tailoring services in locally relevant
way. An attempt is made in this study to examine the practices of social
exclusion and achievements of social inclusion of reproductive health
practices of traditional communities in a chronically drought prone and
backward district of Andhra Pradesh.