Beliefs and perception of ill-health causation: a socio-cultural qualitative study in rural North-Eastern Ethiopia

摘要

BackgroundUnderstanding perceptions of the causes of ill-health common in indigenous communities may help policy makers to design effective integrated primary health care strategies to serve these communities. This study explored the indigenous beliefs of ill-health causation among those living in the Tehuledere Woreda /district/ in North East Ethiopia from a socio-cultural perspective.