Traditional healing beliefs and practices in Bagnibari and Samair villages: implications for public health in rural Bangladesh

Includes bibliographical references (page 80-81).

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Main Authors:	Camp, Lauren Ashley, Pervin, Jesmin, Raza, Farrukh
Other Authors:	James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BRAC University 2016
Subjects:	Traditional healing Bangladesh Rural health Perceptions
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10361/5184

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spelling	10361-51842019-09-30T02:56:35Z Traditional healing beliefs and practices in Bagnibari and Samair villages: implications for public health in rural Bangladesh Camp, Lauren Ashley Pervin, Jesmin Raza, Farrukh James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University Traditional healing Bangladesh Rural health Perceptions Includes bibliographical references (page 80-81). Introduction: Traditional medicine plays a vital part in the health care systems of many developing countries. Healers’ knowledge and background, commonly treated illnesses, methods, and the factors leading to communities’ utilization of traditional services are important areas of research to understand how the informal health sector contributes to the health outcomes in these countries. Methods: A short exploratory, qualitative study in two villages of Savar, Bangladesh focused on traditional healers and community members. We completed six in-depth interviews, one focus group discussion, four informal discussions and three PRA techniques to investigate the issue. Data were translated, transcribed, coded and analyzed to develop themes that emerged from the specific research questions. Results: The study found that there were common illness experiences among our participants, including fever, headache, body pain, jaundice, diarrhea and illness caused by evil spirits, as well as commonalities among healers in terms of training, social status and treatment practices. Conclusion: We found that perceived causes of disease and severity led to the use of traditional healers. There was a need for increased training among the healers to improve their ability to contribute to the broader health care system. Lauren Ashley Camp Jesmin Pervin Farrukh Raza 2016-04-21T16:27:49Z 2016-04-21T16:27:49Z 2012 2012-12 Article Camp, L. A., Pervin, J., & Raza, F. (2012). Traditional healing beliefs and practices in Bagnibari and Samair villages: implications for public health in rural Bangladesh, BRAC University Journal, Special Issue, 71–87. 1811-3079 http://hdl.handle.net/10361/5184 en BRAC University Journals are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. 11 pages 11 pages application/pdf BRAC University
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Traditional healing beliefs and practices in Bagnibari and Samair villages: implications for public health in rural Bangladesh

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