The level of acceptance of modern medical practitioners from De La Salle University Medical Center towards traditional healing practices regarding cough and colds, fever and diarrhea

Date of Completion

1998

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Keywords

Acceptance, Alternative Medicine, Herbal Medicine, Cough, Common Colds, Fever, Diarrhea

Abstract

This study specifically sought to answer the following questions: 1. Profile of the respondents in terms of age, sex, religion, ethnic affiliation, previous traditional healing experiences, years of residency, and area of specialization. 2. Determine the level of acceptance of modern medical practitioners from the De La Salle University Medical Center towards traditional healing practices regarding cough and colds, fever and diarrhea. 3. Determine the significance of the level of acceptance of modern medical practitioners from De La Salle University Medical Center towards traditonal healing practices regarding cough and colds, fever and diarrhea when they are grouped accoridng to age, sex, religion, ethnic affiliation, previous traditional healing experiences, years of residency, and area of specialization. This study involved 53 resident doctors from Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, Obstetrics-Gynecology and Family & Community Medicine from De La Salle University Medical Center. This study will focus only on illnesses that are commonly treated with traditional healing practices such as cough and colds, fever and diarrhea. 3. In terms of age, the level of acceptance of the respondents from the De La Salle University Medical Center towards traditional healing practices regarding cough and colds and diarrhea revealed no significant difference. In terms of sex, religion, years of residency, area of specification and previous traditional healing esperience it was recorded that cough and colds, fever and diarrhea revealed no significant differences. In terms of ethnic affiliation, it was noted that cough and colds, fever and diarrhea were found out that there were a significant difference. The following conclusions were drawn: 1. Majority of the respondents who were in the 30's and below age bracket, were females, Catholics, Tagalogs, without previous traditional healing experience, were in their second year and from Medicine. 2. Treatment of cough and colds revealed both herbal and non-herbal practices were highly unacceptable while non-herbal practices of fever were highly unacceptable while non-herbal practices were moderately unacceptable. Herbal practices of diarrhea were moderately unacceptable while non-herbal practices were highly unacceptable. 3. In the treatment of cough and colds and diarrhea it was revealed that the age of the respondents has a significant difference in the level of acceptance while fever has no significant differences. There was no significant difference in the treatment of cough and colds, fever and diarrhea with regards to sex, religion, years of residency, area of specialization and previous traditional healing experience while ethnic affiliation revealed that cough and colds, fever and diarrhea have a significant difference.

Comments

Call Number: TH NM 98 16

Location: Research Commons

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