What do we know of beliefs affecting people’s perceptions of health and medicines?

• In: F1 - Cultural and Health beliefs behind the medicine use on Saturday, 5 September 2009, 9:00-12:00
• At: Istanbul (Turkey) (2009)
• Type: Presentation
• By: DODOO, Alexander Nii Oto (University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana)
• Co-author(s): Arhinful, Daniel Kojo (Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Ghana)
  
• Abstract:

  People's perception of medicines and medication usage is affected strongly by their cosmology of health and illness. The decision to use medicines is strongly influenced by cultural beliefs, religious and traditional practices as well as previous experiences of the patient or his close associates in managing the condition, especially the outcomes

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