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Title: "I feel like half my body is clogged up": Lay models of stroke in Central Aceh, Indonesia
Authors: Norris, M
Allotey, P
Barrett, G
Keywords: Indonesia;Stroke;Lay concepts
Issue Date: 2010
Publisher: Elsevier
Citation: Social Science and Medicine, 71(9), 1576 - 1583, 2010
Abstract: Stroke in low and middle income countries is an increasing cause of death and disability, with rates and the estimated burden considerably higher than that of high income countries. Lay explanatory models are believed to be one of the major influences on health seeking behaviour and essential to understand for appropriate education strategies. Despite stroke being a considerable health concern in Indonesia and particularly in Aceh, no studies to date have explored lay stroke models in that context. This paper presents the findings of a qualitative study informed by both hermeneutic phenomenology and ethnography. Based in rural communities in Bener Meriah and Aceh Tengah in Central Aceh, Indonesia, data were gathered through interviews, photographs and observations with 11 persons with stroke (aged 32–69 years) and 18 of their carers. Fieldwork was conducted over nine months between 2007 and 2008. The study examined lay concepts of stroke, described as a condition resulting from a local blockage in blood from multiple causes, many of which are not recognised within the biomedical frame. The blockage is understood to be reversible and therefore the condition curable. This understanding is embedded and sustained in the specific political, cultural, religious and social context. The results illustrate similarities and differences with other cross-cultural studies and suggest areas of future research and points of consideration for stroke education strategies.
Description: This is the post-print version of the final paper published in Social Science and Medicine. The published article is available from the link below. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. Copyright @ 2010 Elsevier B.V.
URI: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S027795361000643X
http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/8673
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.08.018
ISSN: 0277-9536
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