M Mathews
Biographic Data
| ID | 5402559 |
|---|---|
| NAME | M Mathews |
| GIVEN NAMES | M |
| FAMILY NAME | Mathews |
| SIGNATURE | MATHEWS M |
| AFFILIATIONS | National University of Singapore |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Myths and Beliefs about the Acquisition of Taeniasis and Cysticercosis amongst the Xhosa University Students in South Africa
The value and importance of indigenous knowledge are now being increasingly acknowledged all over the world.For this reason, the aims of this study is not only to identify the medicinal plants used for Therapeutic Turkish Baths by local people of various areas in Turkey, but also to draw attention to the traditional knowledge that is in danger of being lost.In this study, a total of 105 people from twenty-one provinces (N=5) were interviewed.Info…
Myths and Beliefs about the Acquisition of Taeniasis and Cysticercosis amongst the Xhosa University Students in South Africa
The main inhabitants of the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa are the Xhosa people. Myths and beliefs are part of every culture. This paper focuses on the myths about the acquisition of Cysticercosis and Taeniasis amongst the Xhosa university students in the field of health promotion. The research was a cross-sectional survey. A convenience sample was used. The sample was a group of students in one class, an intact group. Data were collected …
Assessment and Comparison of Culturally Based Explanations for Mental Disorder Among Singaporean Chinese Youth
Background: Culture is important to how populations understand the cause of mental disorder, a variable that has implications for treatment-seeking behaviour. Asian populations underutilize professional mental health treatment partly because of their endorsement of supernatural causation models to explain mental disorders, beliefs that stem from their religious backgrounds. Aims: This study sought to understand the dimensions of explanatory model…
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Assessment and Comparison of Culturally Based Explanations for Mental Disorder Among Singaporean Chinese Youth
Background: Culture is important to how populations understand the cause of mental disorder, a variable that has implications for treatment-seeking behaviour. Asian populations underutilize professional mental health treatment partly because of their endorsement of supernatural causation models to explain mental disorders, beliefs that stem from their religious backgrounds. Aims: This study sought to understand the dimensions of explanatory model…
Myths and Beliefs about the Acquisition of Taeniasis and Cysticercosis amongst the Xhosa University Students in South Africa
The value and importance of indigenous knowledge are now being increasingly acknowledged all over the world.For this reason, the aims of this study is not only to identify the medicinal plants used for Therapeutic Turkish Baths by local people of various areas in Turkey, but also to draw attention to the traditional knowledge that is in danger of being lost.In this study, a total of 105 people from twenty-one provinces (N=5) were interviewed.Info…
Myths and Beliefs about the Acquisition of Taeniasis and Cysticercosis amongst the Xhosa University Students in South Africa
The main inhabitants of the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa are the Xhosa people. Myths and beliefs are part of every culture. This paper focuses on the myths about the acquisition of Cysticercosis and Taeniasis amongst the Xhosa university students in the field of health promotion. The research was a cross-sectional survey. A convenience sample was used. The sample was a group of students in one class, an intact group. Data were collected …
Sociology (3 works) · Cestode infections (2 works) · Cysticercosis (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Helminths (2 works) · History (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Mythology (2 works) · Neurocysticercosis (2 works) · Parasitic infections in humans and animals (2 works)