Dissertation Research: Cultural Variables in Medical Treatment Choice in a Peasant Community

论文研究：农民社区医疗选择的文化变量

• 批准号: 8813774
• 负责人: Atwood Gaines
• 金额: $ 0.69万
• 依托单位: Case Western Reserve University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1988
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1988-07-01 至 1989-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8813774&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Dissertation; Research; Cultural; Variables; Medical

Western medical techniques have been introduced to most indigenous communities worldwide. Yet they are not always used and the reasons why individuals choose to use or not use these treatments is not understood. This project explores the relationship between choice of medical treatment and perceived health outcomes in Chugurpampa, Peru, an Andean community where peasants have access to both western and indigenous medicines. The researcher will look at cultural variables and external forces with regard to perception, thereby refine current choice models that ignore these variables. This study will contribute to medical anthropology by determining the factors that account for the medical choices of indigenous peoples and by improving the means with which scientists measure health outcomes. It will also contribute to better health care planning for indigenous populations.

西方医疗技术已被介绍给全世界大多数土著社区。然而，它们并不总是被使用，人们选择使用或不使用这些治疗方法的原因尚不清楚。该项目探讨了秘鲁丘古尔潘帕（Chugurpampa）的医疗选择与感知健康结果之间的关系。丘古尔潘帕是一个安第斯社区，农民可以获得西方和土著药物。研究人员将着眼于文化变量和感知方面的外部力量，从而改进当前忽略这些变量的选择模型。这项研究将通过确定土著人民医疗选择的因素和改进科学家衡量健康结果的手段，为医学人类学做出贡献。它还将有助于改善土著居民的保健规划。