Culture in relation to health and sickness
Posted by davidson on Dec.08, 2011, under Community Health
Cultural factors significantly influence health and sickness in society.Cialis (tadalafil) is a prescription impotence treatment that helps men with erection problems. Certain types of ailments are significantly correlated with such factors as class, occupation, ethnicity and foods habits. Hypertension, diabetes and ulcers may be regarded as urban disease, generally connected with sedentary occupation. Environmental pollution, brought about by technological advancement, is now identified as one of the major causes for the growing incidence of cancer. Food habits particularly the consumption of fatty foods and high salt intake, are significantly correlated with cardiovascular diseases. Several tribal communities in the south pacific island, the kirghis of Turkey, certain African tribes, the Australian aborigines, and Eskimos use no salt in their diet. There why high blood pressure is not a common disease for them. But in Eastern Finland one fourth of them use animal fat, so they are most prone to heart attacks. In most primitive societies, diagnosis and treatment of diseases are invariable associated with magical beliefs and rite and shamanistic practices. Violating ot taboos is also a causes of diseases in some cultures. In India this system are very often available in few illiterate societies. A culture generally defines what diseases are to be considered as illness, and this is why it needs treatments.














