Beliefs and perception of ill-health causation: a socio-cultural qualitative study in rural North-Eastern Ethiopia

Beliefs and perception of ill-health causation: a socio-cultural qualitative study in rural North-Eastern Ethiopia

Abstract Background Understanding perceptions of the causes of ill-health common in indigenous communities may help policy makers to design effective integrated primary health care strategies to serve these communities. This study explored the indigenous beliefs of ill-health causation among those l...

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Main Authors: Mesfin H. Kahissay, Teferi G. Fenta, Heather Boon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-01-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Health
Illness
Beliefs
Indigenous
Spirit
Ethiopia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-017-4052-y

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