The reviewed literature suggests that traditional healers use a wide range of interventions that utilize magico-religious explanatory models to invoke symbolic transference, manipulation of local illness narratives, roles, and relationships, cognitive restructuring, meaning-making, and catharsis. Traditional ...
Meetings with meaning: health dynamics in rural Nepal This thesis investigates the understanding of health needs of women in rural Nepal using a participatory action research (PAR) framework. This framework wa... M Gibbon 被引量: 18发表: 1999年 Strengthening Local Organisation: "Where the Rubber...
Wood nettle produces flowers in clusters called inflorescences. The inflorescences are typically arranged in panicles, which are branched structures that hold multiple flowers. The individual flowers are small and inconspicuous. They are unisexual, meaning that some flowers are male (staminate) and ot...
Japanese millet, or Echinochloa esculenta, is a type of grass in the family Poaceae Barnhart. It is actually a cereal grain crop that is mostly grown in Asia. It is a tamed species that comes from wild millet barnyard grass (E. crus-galli). It is thought to have come from Southeast As...
However, it should be pointed out that even though this finding is in line with the previously reported literature, it could also be because of the cultural influence where Nepali men, who are generally the dominant figure in the society, are hesitant to objectively report their perceived stress...
By contrast, domain-specific self-efficacy (SSE) refers to one’s belief in their ability to achieve a specific task or find success in a defined domain or area of life [18]. Some have argued that GSE has a top-down effect on SSE meaning GSE operates as an important predictor of SSE...
This is important to consider because the meaning and expectation the client associates with the use of psychotropic drugs has a significant impact on the effectiveness of the drug. In Nepal, psychotropic drugs are available from Nepalese and Indian pharmaceutical companies and are regulated under the...
Instead, for FDWs, eating is invested with meaning, related to ethnicity and occupation. “Eat more, we need to be strong, we need to eat more. We are doing hard work; we can’t get sick.” (F1, 50-year-old) “Eat more, keep healthy and strong. I am fatter than before. I ...
A positive contribution to inequalities indicated that the variable increased the inequalities, meaning that the variable is associated with a greater concentration of outpatient or inpatient services among the richer elderly. The decomposition analysis included outpatient and inpatient service utilization as ...
t represent the country,” said Yi. “And the people not represented are the most vulnerable.” Work by Yi and her colleagues has shown that contrary to being wealthy, many people in Asian subgroups in New York City, including Bangladeshi and Nepali Americans, haddifficulty accessing food...