Understanding Medical Choice and Treatment-Seeking Behavior in the Northern Region of Malawi
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ucin12765265122021-08-03T06:13:52Z Understanding Medical Choice and Treatment-Seeking Behavior in the Northern Region of Malawi Maroon, Matthew Lawrence Cultural Anthropology Decision making Treatment-seeking behavior Medical choice Cultural consensus models Traditional Diseases Malawi <p>It is well recognized that treatment care for diseases and afflictions may take a variety of paths within pluralistic medical settings including the use of Western biomedicine and traditional treatment options. This study identifies and describes different factors that affect health care choices within the Northern Region of Malawi through interviews with 71 informants.</p><p>Analysis of informant responses took two paths: (1) a quantitative assessment using cultural consensus analysis to understand informants’ views of seriousness and treatment options, and (2) a qualitative assessment of descriptive interviews about disease and affliction as well as depression and witchcraft.</p><p>The results from this study show that within northern Malawi, the majority of laypeople treat what they see as the most serious diseases and afflictions within the Western biomedical system. Additionally, indicators such as wealth, education and sex did not have a significant effect on preferences for treatment. Distance from Western biomedical health faculties did show a significant difference in treatment choice.</p><p>Results indicate that the majority of people treat major diseases such as HIV/AIDS and malaria within the Western biomedical system but traditional syndromes, and some illnesses that are thought to be in the realm of the supernatural, such as pneumonia and epilepsy, are treated within a traditional system.</p> 2010-08-05 English text University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1276526512 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1276526512 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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Understanding Medical Choice and Treatment-Seeking Behavior in the Northern Region of Malawi |
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