Diabetes Cultural Beliefs and Traditional Medicine Use Among Health Center Patients in Oaxaca, Mexico

被引：16

作者：

Giacinto, Rebeca Espinoza ^{[1
]}

Castaneda, Sheila F. ^{[1
]}

Perez, Ramona L. ^{[2
]}

Nodora, Jesse N. ^{[3
]}

Gonzalez, Patricia ^{[1
]}

Julian Lopez, Emma ^{[4
]}

Talavera, Gregory A. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] San Diego State Univ, Grad Sch Publ Hlth, South Bay Latino Res Ctr, 5500 Campanile Dr, San Diego, CA 92182 USA

[2] San Diego State Univ, Dept Anthropol, Ctr Latin Amer Studies, 5500 Campanile Dr, San Diego, CA 92182 USA

[3] Moores UC San Diego Canc Ctr, Dept Family Med & Publ Hlth, 3855 Hlth Sci Dr 0901, La Jolla, CA 93093 USA

[4] Ctr Salud Urbano 1, Oaxaca, Mexico

来源：

JOURNAL OF IMMIGRANT AND MINORITY HEALTH | 2016年 / 18卷 / 06期

基金：

美国国家卫生研究院;

关键词：

Diabetes; Cultural beliefs; Traditional medicine; Oaxaca; Mexico; AMERICANS EXPLANATORY MODEL; PROJECT DULCE; SELF-CARE; MANAGEMENT; COMPLICATIONS; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; NUTRITION; KNOWLEDGE; LESSONS;

D O I：

10.1007/s10903-015-0323-9

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Type II diabetes mellitus is currently the leading cause of death in Mexico. Oaxaca is one of the poorest states in Mexico with the largest concentration of indigenous people in the country. Despite the alarming increase of diabetes rates in this region, little is known about the indigenous populations' cultural understandings and related practices for this chronic disease. This study examined diabetes cultural beliefs and traditional medicine use among a sample of 158 adults with and without diabetes in Oaxaca, Mexico. Individuals with and without diabetes did not differ in their traditional culture beliefs regarding diabetes in this study. Younger age (OR = 1.04) and stronger beliefs in punitive and mystical retribution (OR = 5.42) regarding diabetes causality increased the likelihood of using traditional medicine (p < .05). Findings may aid in the development of culturally tailored programs to address diabetes prevention and management efforts in the region.

引用

页码：1413 / 1422

页数：10

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