Pub Date : 2021-09-15DOI: 10.31901/24566772.2021/15.3-4.635
C. Kala
ABSTRACT The traditional system of medication, including Ayurveda, has been accepted widely for treatment of diseases in India, and hence it is being utilised by the people for the management of the COVID-19 pandemic as well. In this backdrop, the traditional system of medicine in India was studied and examined for managing the COVID-19 pandemic. People in India mainly rely upon Ocimum tenuiflorum, Tinospora sinensis, Zinziber officinale, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Curcuma domestica, Phyllanthus emblica, Syzygium aromaticum, Piper nigrum, Citrus medica, and Trachyspermum ammi to manage COVID-19 either by using them alone or as a decoction of more than one species. Apart from herbal formulations, yoga, steam inhalation, lifestyle changes and disinfection of the environment are the cause of concern in managing COVID-19. There is no scientific evidence and claim that the traditional system of medication can cure the COVID-19 disease, however, it may help to improve the immunity and disinfect the home environment, which may finally help to fight against the pandemic.
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Pub Date : 2021-08-15DOI: 10.31901/24566772.2021/15.3-4.637
Dayneri León Valladares
ABSTRACT The objective of this systematic review was: to identify the main results achieved by research evaluating body composition in children of different ethnicities living at high altitudes. A systematic review was carried out using the prism method, searching for information in databases such as PUDMED, SCOPUS, and SCIELO. The elements used for the search were: population, children, adolescents, obesity, overweight, ethnic groups, altitude and characteristics of body composition. Among the main results, it was found that 4345 (78.8%) boys and girls had normal weight, while 15.43 percent were overweight and obese. Concluding that, in indigenous populations with age groups from 0 to 14 years, there was a predominance of normal weight, observing high values of overweight and obesity in preschool ages.
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Pub Date : 2021-07-08DOI: 10.31901/24566772.2021/15.3-4.632
X. Cao
ABSTRACT Preschool education is an important aspect of education for all children, with a focus on improving the quality of health care and epidemic prevention for preschoolers. 252 Vietnamese preschool school respondents (21 personnel, 105 teachers and six medical workers) participated. The participants completed a self-administered survey and examined elements for the management of epidemic prevention for children in public preschools. A survey was conducted at seven public preschools in Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City. The findings indicate that regular training and organization are essential for preventing epidemics in youngsters. It is important to note that school authorities and people outside the school, who are always mindful of the importance of infectious disease prevention for children, note this policy change’s benefit for children in preschool. Because it attracts their attention and motivates young parents to make sure their children avoid disease and remain healthy while participating in school activities and extracurricular activities, like play, work, and study.
{"title":"Managing Epidemic Prevention Activities for Public Preschools’ Children","authors":"X. Cao","doi":"10.31901/24566772.2021/15.3-4.632","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31901/24566772.2021/15.3-4.632","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Preschool education is an important aspect of education for all children, with a focus on improving the quality of health care and epidemic prevention for preschoolers. 252 Vietnamese preschool school respondents (21 personnel, 105 teachers and six medical workers) participated. The participants completed a self-administered survey and examined elements for the management of epidemic prevention for children in public preschools. A survey was conducted at seven public preschools in Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City. The findings indicate that regular training and organization are essential for preventing epidemics in youngsters. It is important to note that school authorities and people outside the school, who are always mindful of the importance of infectious disease prevention for children, note this policy change’s benefit for children in preschool. Because it attracts their attention and motivates young parents to make sure their children avoid disease and remain healthy while participating in school activities and extracurricular activities, like play, work, and study.","PeriodicalId":39279,"journal":{"name":"Studies on Ethno-Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43883847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-06-03DOI: 10.31901/24566772.2021/15.1-2.628
Ngozi Okpara
ABSTRACT Prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Africa had peculiar shared values engraved in cultural and traditional heritages. These values dictated the socio-political and economic ways of life and largely set a precedence for how they were harnessed. The outbreak of COVID-19 caused a paradigm shift in the ways humans in traditional African societies conducted their lives. Africans as well as other people across the globe were forced to conform to the “new normal”, with the media being at the centre of information dissemination and enforcer of values. Findings revealed that media dependence during the pandemic complicated how the human person reacted and managed health issues during the lockdown which was induced by the global health emergency. In view of this, it was recommended that media focuses on the provision of solutions and constructively drive public enlightenment through the effective and factual reportage of issues in the society.
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Pub Date : 2021-04-05DOI: 10.31901/24566772.2021/15.1-2.626
N. Okorie
ABSTRACT This study examined the media for effective education towards attitudinal change during COVID-19 outbreak in Lagos, Nigeria. This study was anchored on agenda setting and social marketing theories to understand the potential role of the media for health communication interventions. The survey research method was used, while the online questionnaire served as the data instrument. The results showed that almost half of the study sample indicated that they had read sufficient number of newspaper reports on COVID-19 in Nigeria, while more than 30 percent of the respondents had occasionally read newspaper reports on COVID-19 in Nigeria. It was recommended that television and social media platforms should be used to tailor messages that can demonstrate the nature and dangers of viral disease such as COVID-19 so as to influence positive priority behaviours.
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Pub Date : 2020-12-25DOI: 10.31901/24566772.2020/14.3-4.618
C. Sonowal
ABSTRACT Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the deadliest diseases identified as the ‘disease of the poor’. India has the highest yearly incidence of TB in the world. Besides bio-medical determinants and risk factors, social determinants increase the risk factors of exposure to TB germs and after-exposure effects on a population. Growing experiences in TB control advocate more focus on intervention in social determinants as a complementary measure to the curative TB control regimen, as the curative TB control programme alone has been unable to control TB effectively. There is a high TB burden in the tea gardens of Assam despite the presence of a TB monitoring mechanism in place. This paper explores the extent of risk factors and social determinants prevalent among the tea garden worker population, which might help policy planning for controlling TB in Assam’s tea gardens.
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Pub Date : 2020-12-17DOI: 10.31901/24566772.2020/14.3-4.617
S. Le
ABSTRACT Literacy in mental health includes the ability to identify specific disorders; the ability to find information on mental health; awareness about risk factors and causes, available self-treatment and care; and attitudes which encourage identification and effective assistance. High school students, with solid yet inconsistent growth both physically and mentally, are a critical stage of development. In addition, most psychological disorders typically occur around the age of 14 years. However, few studies, especially in Vietnam, have considered the mental health literacy of high school learners. The goal of this research was to examine and analyze the mental health literacy of Vietnamese high school students. A cross-sectional study utilizing Mental Health Literacy Scale was conducted with 580 high school students. Vietnamese high school students did not have full understanding of mental health disorders despite their willingness to search for information about mental illness
{"title":"Vietnamese High School Students’ Perception of Mental Health Literacy","authors":"S. Le","doi":"10.31901/24566772.2020/14.3-4.617","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31901/24566772.2020/14.3-4.617","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Literacy in mental health includes the ability to identify specific disorders; the ability to find information on mental health; awareness about risk factors and causes, available self-treatment and care; and attitudes which encourage identification and effective assistance. High school students, with solid yet inconsistent growth both physically and mentally, are a critical stage of development. In addition, most psychological disorders typically occur around the age of 14 years. However, few studies, especially in Vietnam, have considered the mental health literacy of high school learners. The goal of this research was to examine and analyze the mental health literacy of Vietnamese high school students. A cross-sectional study utilizing Mental Health Literacy Scale was conducted with 580 high school students. Vietnamese high school students did not have full understanding of mental health disorders despite their willingness to search for information about mental illness","PeriodicalId":39279,"journal":{"name":"Studies on Ethno-Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45785263","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-10-08DOI: 10.31901/24566772.2019/13.04.596
L. B. Mateu
{"title":"Biological and Technical Characterization of Judokas of the Sports Club of Universidad de Tarapacá","authors":"L. B. Mateu","doi":"10.31901/24566772.2019/13.04.596","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31901/24566772.2019/13.04.596","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39279,"journal":{"name":"Studies on Ethno-Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41363968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-10-08DOI: 10.31901/24566772.2019/13.04.593
Rizabuana Ismail
Traditional medicine in the North Sumatera province of Indonesia is found in many rural areas. Traditional treatment by Namalo is known for using herbal medicines to treat internal diseases, as well as treating broken bones and conjured diseases. This paper will discuss the specialization of skills and traditional methods of treatment conducted by 12 Namalo practitioners in Toba Samosir and Humbang Hasundutan regency. The qualitative approach of in-depth interviews and participant observation of the Namalo was used to obtain the data. Namalo specialize in different treatment applications, depending on the illness or trauma suffered by the patient. In the process of treating patients, Namalo perform massage techniques on patients and then give a medicinal herb. There are 2 types of drug administration: either Namalo gathers medicinal plants and processes the plants, or secondly, the patient gathers the medicinal plants and processes them according to the instructions given by Namalo. Address for correspondence: Rizabuana Ismail E-mail: rizabuana@usu.ac.id INTRODUCTION Namalo is the term for traditional healers in Batak Toba community in North Sumatera Province, Indonesia. This traditional form of treatment has undergone several changes, especially the treatment techniques performed to cure the patient. These modifications occurred with the entry of Christianity into the Land of Batak (North Sumatera) and changed the mindset of people to trust God. Traditional treatments that had long relied on supernatural powers through a worship ceremony and ritual offerings were subsequently replaced with medicinal treatment using herbs and massage (Manurung et al. 2017; Ismail et al. 2019). Today traditional medicine competes with modern medicine. Although modern medicine has increased significantly in recent years, traditional medicine has not disappeared and has been united and in line with the development of people’s lifestyles. Traditional medicine is still an alternative treatment for community (Sermsri 2018; Merriam and Muhamad 2013). Currently, traditional medicine is starting to increase, especially in some countries. In 2005, the Department of Traditional Medicine Development and Alternative Medicine in Thailand conducted a survey in 39 provinces in Thailand and found 3,075 traditional healers still performing traditional medicine. In 2006 the survey was conducted in 75 provinces and found 27,670 traditional healers (Suwankhong et al. 2011). South Africa has around 200,000 traditional healers and nearly 60 percent of the population has traditional medical consultations (Nene 2014). In Indonesia, since 2004 that number has been increasing drastically. According to records, about 72 percent of the population self-medicated, and 33 percent chose traditional medicine. Traditional medicine in Indonesia reached 280,000 people. In addition, the development of traditional medicine in Indonesia is supported by the discovery of 950 plants species which can cure
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