In:
Qualitative Health Research, SAGE Publications, Vol. 12, No. 6 ( 2002-07), p. 792-806
Abstract:
The authors examine laypersons’perspectives of illness: the content of causal explanations of diabetes and differences in explanations according to gender. Qualitative research was carried out in Guadalajara, Mexico. A non probabilistic sample of 20 diabetic individuals participated in interviews, and the content of the interviews was analyzed. On the origin of their condition, participants offered explanations that match neither the biomedical model nor any other formal causal theory. Participants attributed the onset of diabetes to socio emotional circumstances linked to their life experiences and practices. Men attributed causality to work and social circumstances outside the home; women attributed it to family life and domestic circumstances. The authors discuss how lay theories can be useful for the reorganization of health services.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1049-7323
,
1552-7557
DOI:
10.1177/104973230201200606
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2002
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2010333-5
