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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"home remedies"”.
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Elements of folklore in “House of Houses” by Pat Mora
… proverbs, sayings, recipes, home remedies, and beliefs—which serve as links among generations. The thesis examines how folk customs and traditions, passed down from generation to generation through storytelling, daily educating of the young by the elders, observing the family …
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Enhancing home based care for HIV patients using an advisory expert system
… development of nutritional deficiencies. Home remedies can extend and improve the quality of their lives. Home remedies treatment involves eating healthy food, avoiding certain types of foods, psychological and emotional support and practicing hygiene to avoid skin infections (Sizani, …
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How parents care for their child during a sickle cell crisis without medical intervention
… children during a sickle cell crisis in the home environment. Although the majority of sickle cell crisis are managed in the home environment by parents, there is a paucity of current literature exploring the lived experiences of parents in the United States. The purpose of this descriptive …
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Health Seeking Behaviors: Life Histories of African Americans who are Older, Have a Low Income, and Live in Rural South Alabama
… analysis: (a) not sick, (b) knowledge and use of home remedies, (c) childhood preference for generic folk-learned remedies, (d) adult preference for professional health care, (e) need for and use of non-professional health care services, (f) need for and use of professional health care services, …
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Health Perceptions and Health Care Practices of Lakota Sioux Living Off the Reservation in Western South Dakota
… off the reservation were interviewed in their homes or setting of their choice. This study confirmed that for this sample of adult Native American men and women, perceptions of health and care practices are deeply rooted in the past and are affected daily by multiple consequences. The detailed …
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The Experiences Of Black American Older Adults Managing Pain: A Nursing Ethnography
… provider familiarity with commonly used home remedies and treatments.</p>
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Comparison of three levels of ascertainment of antenatal medication use at Gugulethu Midwife Obstetric Unit
Background The use of medicines and/or remedies among pregnant women is common. Pregnant women are generally excluded from clinical trials due to ethical reasons. There are therefore minimal data available about the safety of most drugs during pregnancy by the time they come to the market, and …
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Culture Care of Puerto Rican Elderly in a Community Setting
The purpose of this ethnonursing study was to discover the culture care meanings, beliefs, expressions, and practices of urban elderly Puerto Ricans residing in a mid-sized community. The Culture Care Theory was used as the guiding framework in studying the domain of inquiry: the discovery of the …
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A Study of Health Care Practices and Health Beliefs of Puerto Rican Women in Southeastern Pennsylvania
… although all self-identified Puerto Rico as home. A purposive sampling strategy with snowballing was used to identify 37 informants. Informants provided detailed data on home remedy use. Four themes were abstracted from the data analysis including (a) between two worlds: staying connected to …