Abstract:<p><b>There is a rapidly growing number of I-Kiribati migrating to New Zealand and the New Zealand health care system must be prepared for this growth. There is a prospect of total migration of I-Kiribati to host countries like New Zealand due to climate change making the Kiribati islands uninhabitable. However, there are no studies examining the health beliefs and practices of I-Kiribati in New Zealand.</b></p>
<p>This study sought to understand the health practices of I-Kiriba… Show more
“…TERAMIRA: [I was trying to develop] a model to really understand the way and how [immigrant I‐ Kiribati to NZ] navigate health practices; identifying how and when they need to go to see the doctors. The traditional Western methods and methodology wasn't enough to really understand and explore the description and the practices are by Indigenous people, so I came up with a cultural metaphor, which is te kora (Kiribati: twine) (Schütz, 2022).…”
This article is the written account of a discussion between a group of indigenous women (trained both in Western and Indigenous knowledge systems), on the relevance of diagnosis in their conceptualisations of health and illness.
“…TERAMIRA: [I was trying to develop] a model to really understand the way and how [immigrant I‐ Kiribati to NZ] navigate health practices; identifying how and when they need to go to see the doctors. The traditional Western methods and methodology wasn't enough to really understand and explore the description and the practices are by Indigenous people, so I came up with a cultural metaphor, which is te kora (Kiribati: twine) (Schütz, 2022).…”
This article is the written account of a discussion between a group of indigenous women (trained both in Western and Indigenous knowledge systems), on the relevance of diagnosis in their conceptualisations of health and illness.
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