Homeopathic Medicine in the City of Oaxaca, Mexico

Patients' Perspectives and Observations

Bibliographic Data

ID2478554
AuthorsMichael B Whiteford (Iowa State University, corresponding author)
Year1999
Volume13
Issue1
Pages69-78
Publication date1999-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMedical Anthropology Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0745-5194 • E-ISSN: 1548-1387
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1525/maq.1999.13.1.69
PMID10322602
OpenAlexW2048991528
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited10

This article looks at the growth and use of homeopathic medicine in the city of Oaxaca, Mexico. Based on interviews with 174 male and female patients from half of the homeopathic clinics in the city, this research examined attitudes toward disease causation and how one stays healthy. Findings suggest that women are better at monitoring and trying to improve their health than are their male counterparts. Although homeopathy enjoys a strong and almost devoted following, women seem to be more convinced of the overall efficacy of homeopathic medicine than do men. [medical pluralism, homeopathy, complementary/alternative medicine, Mexico, gender differences

Alternative medicine · Causation · Family medicine · Homeopathic medicine · Homeopathy · Pluralism (philosophy · Political science · Traditional medicine · Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies · Law · Medicine · Philosophy

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