Van Den Hazel, Peter J.
Traditional medicine in Dominica: survey on the use of home-remedies and primary health care's influence on it - Roseau Ministry of Health June 1984 - 43 p. tbls.
Cross-sectional survey on 254 respondents describes the influences of traditional medicine on the primary health care system. The background of the users, their opinions on self-care, steps for the treatment of specific complaints, the frequency of use, the source of treatment and the pattern of treatment (self- care before visiting the doctor) are described. The only significant difference found was the more frequent use of self-care by rural people. The frequency of visits of a doctor to a clinic, residency of a doctor and the location of the health centre viewed as primary health care factors were found to have no effect on the use of traditional self-care. Concludes that knowledge about the practices of self-care with herbal medicine was inadequate. The hypothesis is that older people use more herbal medicines than young people proved to be false.
General
DOMINICA
TRADITIONAL MEDICINE
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
RURAL POPULATION
URBAN POPULATION
00319-DM
Traditional medicine in Dominica: survey on the use of home-remedies and primary health care's influence on it - Roseau Ministry of Health June 1984 - 43 p. tbls.
Cross-sectional survey on 254 respondents describes the influences of traditional medicine on the primary health care system. The background of the users, their opinions on self-care, steps for the treatment of specific complaints, the frequency of use, the source of treatment and the pattern of treatment (self- care before visiting the doctor) are described. The only significant difference found was the more frequent use of self-care by rural people. The frequency of visits of a doctor to a clinic, residency of a doctor and the location of the health centre viewed as primary health care factors were found to have no effect on the use of traditional self-care. Concludes that knowledge about the practices of self-care with herbal medicine was inadequate. The hypothesis is that older people use more herbal medicines than young people proved to be false.
General
DOMINICA
TRADITIONAL MEDICINE
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
RURAL POPULATION
URBAN POPULATION
00319-DM