HEALTH DISPARITIES AND STRESS MANAGEMENT AMONG MARRIED COUPLES: AN ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

The title of the article is “Health Disparities and Stress Management among Married Couples: An Anthropological Perspective”. This research work aimed to study the relationship between the stress index and socio-economic constraints of the married couples, who suffered from non-communicable
diseases. The qualitative research design was used to gather and investigate the facts. The data was composed through using in-depth interviews and observation method in Hearts International Hospital, Rawalpindi and it was analyzed through content analysis in order to inference the data from interviews. It was concluded that there was a significant relationship between the stress index and socio-economic conditions among married couples who have been suffering from non-communicable diseases. In order to maintain the social status and meet both ends the couple had to work hard and subsequently they began to face health deteriorations along with the development issue of their children. Therefore, the health centers should take reforms in order to aid low-income couples regarding the betterment of their health and development issues of their children.