FINAL PROJECT: Abstract and Reader's Reponse > Doctor's Guide to Ethiopia
B -- Revise title to note Ethiopian Patients (not the entire country!).
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Formal citation, right?
May 7, 2017 |
Marybeth Shea
Marybeth Shea
Having a good knowledge of the region one will work at for a rotation is really important. Different regions have different kinds of norms and cultural beliefs and can sometime present barriers to prevention and treatment of diseases. This doctor’s guide looks at the country Ethiopia. This guide presents the information—like cultural, traditional, and religious norms—a doctor needs to treat patients in Ethiopia. The guide looks at ethnicity, religion, traditional medicine, and gender role. Ethiopia has over 80 different ethnic groups with different beliefs. Studies have shown that high ethnic fractionalization in a country is correlated with a poor health system. There are two major religions in the country: Islam and Christianity. Both religions have their own set of beliefs that affect health care. Gender inequality has been shown to be high in Ethiopia, and women’s health is poorer compared to men. Traditional medicine is ubiquitous in Ethiopia, almost 80% of Ethiopian population have traditional physician as a primary health care provider.
Reader profile: A reader that is really against traditional medicine or any religious beliefs regarding health and medicine.
Reader response: Social support does play a role in health and recovery. However, I do not think we have to give the people in the region much say in how the disease should be treated. Traditional medicine and religious beliefs have and continue to be a hindrance to health care. Doctor’s are meant to treat the disease only; they are not doctors of the social life, they are doctors of the physical body. Let the other professional or religious organizations take care of the social need.