Is Type 2 Diabetes really a disease of affluence? How do women in rural areas in Central Java explain being affected by the disease? How does their response actually impact on their health? Dr Dyah Pitaloka, lecturer of Indonesian Study in the School of Languages and Cultures at the University of Sydney, explains.
Diabetes and Javanese Culture
Dr Dyah pitaloka, 2016 – Private Collection Source: Private collection
Dr Dyah Pitaloka, lecturer of Indonesian Study in the School of Languages and Cultures at the University of Sydney, talks about the impact of local culture in the responses of women in rural areas in Central Java to their Type 2 Diabetes.
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