Traditional and Western health care among the Zuni Indians of New Mexico.
Soc Sci Med Med Anthropol
; 14B(1): 73-80, 1980 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-7394568
PIP: The Zuni Indians of New Mexico have access to medical care provided by the Public Health Service, native healers belonging to medicine societies, and folk remedies. The Zuni regard natural causes, sorcery, disease-object intrusion and breach of taboo as the origins of illness. Case materials are presented to illustrate the pragmatic manner in which most Zuni seek medical care. Over 90% of patients with nonemergency problems see the native healers before seeking help at the hospital, and patients continue to seek different therapies until their symptoms are relieved. The interaction of Zuni and Western health practices is discussed using the examples of childbirth, epilepsy and diabetes; and reasons for the continued vitality of the traditional systems are explored. It is recommended that physicians acquaint themselves with the traditional beliefs of the people they treat in order to facilitate the acceptance of Western medicine in areas where traditional medicine is still important.^ieng
Palavras-chave
Cultural Background; Delivery; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Ethnic Groups; Folklore; Health; Health Services; Indians, North American; Medicine; Medicine, Traditional; Morbidity; New Mexico; Population; Population Characteristics; Quality Of Health Care; Research Report; Social Change
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Indígenas Norte-Americanos
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Serviços de Saúde
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Serviços de Saúde do Indígena
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Medicina Tradicional
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
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Mexico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Soc Sci Med Med Anthropol
Ano de publicação:
1980
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Reino Unido