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Do integrative approaches to health contribute to self-reliance in primary healthcare? reflections from a community case study in Kerala, India

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العنوان: Do integrative approaches to health contribute to self-reliance in primary healthcare? reflections from a community case study in Kerala, India
المؤلفون: BS Shivanand, M Tushara, PM Unnikrishnan, Jayanna Krishnamurthy
المصدر: Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1124-1135 (2022)
بيانات النشر: Taylor & Francis Group, 2022.
سنة النشر: 2022
المجموعة: LCC:Medicine
LCC:Psychology
مصطلحات موضوعية: Integrative healthcare approaches, primary healthcare, self-reliance, health system, health policy, social determinants of health, Medicine, Psychology, BF1-990
الوصف: A pluralistic Health system provides options for people to choose appropriate healthcare approach. However, the ability to make informed decision is infleuenced by many factors. An informed decision is one of the attributes of self-reliance. In this study, through the interactions with smallholder farmers, we tried to travel through the realm of communities’ integrative practices and perceptions with a specific focus on traditional medicine concerning animal and human health. We aimed to understand what influences healthcare choices, mainly traditional medicine among people and how it contributes to self-reliance in primary healthcare. We conducted this case study in Aluva taluk of Ernakulam district in Kerala, India. Study participants were selected using the purposive sampling method and the data collected through 22 in-depth interviews and participant observation.Integrative healthcare practice is fragmented due to variations in the evidence perception by the people. Personal experiences, social and cultural factors, and health literacy influence health decisions in practicing integrative healthcare. Therefore, while investigating a concept like self-reliance, there is a need for analytical methods to embrace experiential, textual, inherited, and incorporated forms of learning. This further helps researchers and policymakers to recommend context-specific and sustainable solutions to create self-reliant communities in primary healthcare.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 21642850
2164-2850
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2164-2850
DOI: 10.1080/21642850.2022.2146585
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/1dbe7d2244cd4154bf388ad9271677f0
رقم الأكسشن: edsdoj.1dbe7d2244cd4154bf388ad9271677f0
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:21642850
DOI:10.1080/21642850.2022.2146585