Health-Seeking Behaviors in Mozambique

A Mini-Study of Ethnonursing

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15463599
AutoresNaoko Takeyama (Hiroshima University), Basilua André Muzembo (0000-0002-9814-9393, Okayama University), Yasmin Jahan (0000-0001-9273-9651, Hiroshima University), Michiko Moriyama (0000-0002-9190-8705, Hiroshima University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2022
Volumen19
Número4
Páginas2462-2462
Fecha de publicación2022-02-21
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph19042462
PMID35206649
OpenAlexW4213353989
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas25

In settings where traditional medicine is a crucial part of the healthcare system, providing culturally competent healthcare services is vital to improving patient satisfaction and health outcomes. Therefore, this study sought to gain insight into how cultural beliefs influence health-seeking behaviors (HSBs) among Mozambicans. Participant observation and in-depth interviews (IDIs) were undertaken using the ethnonursing method to investigate beliefs and views that Mozambicans (living in Pemba City) often take into account to meet their health needs. Data were analyzed in accordance with Leininger's ethnonursing guidelines. Twenty-seven IDIs were carried out with 12 informants from the Makonde and Makuwa tribes. The choice of health service was influenced by perceptions of health and illness through a spiritual lens, belief in supernatural forces, dissatisfaction with and dislike of the public medical system on grounds of having received poor-quality treatment, perceived poor communication skills of health professionals, and trust in the indigenous medical system. This study confirmed the need for health professionals to carefully take cultural influences into consideration when providing care for their patients. We recommend an educational intervention that emphasizes communication skills training for healthcare workers to ensure successful physician/nurse-patient relationships

Health belief model · Health care · Health education · Indigenous · Intervention (counseling · Medical education · Perception · Public health · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy