Use of Folk Remedies in a Hispanic Population

Risser, Amanda; Mazur, Lynnette J

doi:10.1001/archpedi.1995.02170220044006

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“…In the anthropology literature, there are many examples of parental behaviors that appear to have no detrimental effects on children's adjustment, despite the perception in other cultural contexts that these behaviors would be harmful to children. For instance, folk remedies for a variety of medical symptoms sometimes involve parenting practices that leave burns or other marks but that are intended, within certain cultural contexts, to facilitate children's recovery from illness (e.g., Hansen, 1997;Risser & Mazur, 1995). It appears that such behaviors become problematic only when parents engage in them outside of their normative context, such as when they immigrate to the United States and their practices conflict with American definitions of child abuse or neglect (see Levesque, 2000).…”

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Physical Discipline and Children's Adjustment: Cultural Normativeness as a Moderator

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Interviews were conducted with 336 mother -child dyads (children's ages ranged from 6 to 17 years; mothers' ages ranged from 20 to 59 years) in China, India, Italy, Kenya, the Philippines, and Thailand to examine whether normativeness of physical discipline moderates the link between mothers' use of physical discipline and children's adjustment. Multilevel regression analyses revealed that physical discipline was less strongly associated with adverse child outcomes in conditions of greater perceived normativeness, but physical discipline was also associated with more adverse outcomes regardless of its perceived normativeness. Countries with the lowest use of physical discipline showed the strongest association between mothers' use and children's behavior problems, but in all countries higher use of physical discipline was associated with more aggression and anxiety.

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Physical Discipline and Children's Adjustment: Cultural Normativeness as a Moderator

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“…[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28] In light of the high prevalence of asthma among Puerto Ricans and the great number of Hispanics who use ethnomedical therapies for asthma, it is important to understand which ethnomedical treatments Puerto Ricans use. Many studies of ethnomedical use in general 29,30 and asthma specifi cally 21,22,25 have grouped Hispanics together into 1 category for data presentation and analysis, focused on other Hispanic subgroups (eg, Dominican), 24 or included only small numbers of Puerto Ricans. 23 Few studies have focused on mainland Puerto Ricans [26][27][28] and examined the infl uence of ethnomedical treatment type [26][27][28] and information source 25 on use or perceived effi cacy.…”

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Knowledge and Use of Ethnomedical Treatments for Asthma Among Puerto Ricans in an Urban Community

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Cadzow³

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The Annals of Family Medicine

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PURPOSE Puerto Ricans have higher lifetime and current asthma prevalence than other racial and ethnic groups in the United States. A great many Hispanics use ethnomedical therapies for asthma. This study elicited participant knowledge of ethnomedical therapies, developed a typology of the therapies, and considered whether some types are used or deemed effi cacious based, in part, on information source.METHODS Eligible participants were randomly selected from the medical records of an inner-city primary care clinic serving a predominantly Hispanic community in Buffalo, New York. Thirty adult Puerto Ricans who had asthma or were caregivers of children with asthma were interviewed in person using a semistructured instrument. Qualitative data analysis followed a content-driven immersion-crystallization approach. Outcome measures were ethnomedical treatments for asthma known to participants, whether these treatments were used or perceived effective, and the participant's information source about the treatment. RESULTSParticipants identifi ed 75 ethnomedical treatments for asthma. Behavioral strategies were signifi cantly more likely to be used or perceived effective compared with ingested and topical remedies (P <.001). Among information sources for ingested and topical remedies, those recommended by community members were signifi cantly less likely to be used or perceived effective (P <.001) compared with other sources. CONCLUSIONS This sample of Puerto Ricans with a regular source of medical care was signifi cantly more likely to use or perceive as effective behavioral strategies compared with ingested and topical remedies. Allopathic clinicians should ask Puerto Rican patients about their use of ethnomedical therapies for asthma to better understand their health beliefs and to integrate ethnomedical therapies with allopathic medicine.Ann Fam Med 2011;9:50-56. doi:10.1370/afm.1200. INTRODUCTIONI n general, Hispanics have worse access to care, and the health care they receive is of poorer quality than that received by non-Hispanic whites.1 Compared with other Hispanic subgroups (eg, MexicanAmericans, Cubans), Puerto Ricans have poorer self-assessed health status, more activity limitations, and more medical conditions. 2,3 This disparity exists despite their eligibility for public health care programs as US citizens. Lifetime and current asthma prevalence are higher in Puerto Rico than any other state or territory of the United States. [4][5][6] Among Hispanics in the United States, Puerto Rican children and adults have higher lifetime asthma prevalence, 6-13 current asthma prevalence, [6][7][8][13][14][15][16] E T HNO MEDIC A L T R E AT MEN T S F OR A S T HM AAmericans, Dominicans, Cubans). One study found Puerto Ricans have higher current asthma prevalence than Dominicans and other Hispanic subgroups, even when they have the same living environment and a similar socioeconomic status. 18 The reasons for this disparity are not known. In Buffalo, New York, where this study was conducted, Hispanics, most of w...

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“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] Because of this and the possible impact on medical care, health beliefs and traditions should be considered during the treatment of children. Historically, folk remedy use has been associated with a lack of access to health care because of a shortage of physicians, language or cultural barriers, socioeconomic status, or mistrust of physicians.…”

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“…3,4,7,8 These and other reports documented that families tend to combine folk remedies with modern medicine to maintain good health and to treat acute and chronic illnesses. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]11,13 One of us (L.C.S. ), while a member of a pediatric group practice in Detroit, observed that folk remedies were commonly used for children before parents sought the care of a physician.…”

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The Use of Folk Remedies Among Children in an Urban Black Community: Remedies for Fever, Colic, and Teething

2005

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ABSTRACT. Background. Folk remedy use is universal, occurring in all cultures. Folk remedies have been and still are relied on in the black community. In this study, folk remedies refer to herbs, over-the-counter medications, and items traditionally used for cooking that are used to treat a variety of ailments.Objective. To identify folk remedies used to treat fever, colic, and teething among black children in Detroit, Michigan.Methods. Structured interviews were conducted with caregivers of healthy black children <2 years of age who were patients of the general pediatric clinic at Children's Hospital of Michigan. Descriptive analysis of the frequency distribution of the responses was performed.Results. One hundred seven caregivers agreed to participate. All participants were familiar with the use of folk remedies. Most caregivers learned of these remedies from their mothers or grandmothers. Older parents were more likely to use folk remedies, but there was no difference in remedy use among different levels of maternal education.Conclusions. The knowledge and use of folk remedies were active in this black community. Their use seems to be cultural, rather than attributable to decreased access to health care. Physicians should be aware of these remedies, to educate families about remedies that may be harmful. Most remedies used pose no threat to health. In some cases, remedies may be blended with traditional medical treatments to ensure better patient compliance.

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Use of Folk Remedies in a Hispanic Population

Cited by 132 publications

References 5 publications

Physical Discipline and Children's Adjustment: Cultural Normativeness as a Moderator

Physical Discipline and Children's Adjustment: Cultural Normativeness as a Moderator

Knowledge and Use of Ethnomedical Treatments for Asthma Among Puerto Ricans in an Urban Community

The Use of Folk Remedies Among Children in an Urban Black Community: Remedies for Fever, Colic, and Teething

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