Traditional healing practices among American Muslims: perceptions of community leaders in southeast Michigan. J Immigr Minor Health 2012 Jun;14(3):489-96
Date
07/09/2011Pubmed ID
21739160DOI
10.1007/s10903-011-9495-0Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84860840515 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 22 CitationsAbstract
Despite growing numbers of American Muslims, little empirical work exists on their use of traditional healing practices. We explored the types of traditional healing practices used by American Muslims in southeast Michigan. Twelve semi-structured interviews with American Muslim community leaders identified through a community-academic steering committee were conducted. Using a framework coding structure, a multidisciplinary investigative team identified themes describing traditional healing practices. Traditional healing practices can be categorized into three domains: Islamic religious text based practices, Islamic worship practices, and folk healing practices. Each domain may further contain therapies such as spiritual healing, medicinal herbs, mind body therapy, and dietary prescriptions. Traditional healing practices are utilized in three capacities of care: primary, secondary, and integrative. Our findings demonstrate that American Muslims actively utilize traditional healing practices. Healthcare practitioners caring for this population should be aware of the potential influence of these practices on health behaviors.
Author List
Alrawi S, Fetters MD, Killawi A, Hammad A, Padela AAuthor
Aasim Padela MD Vice Chair, Professor in the Emergency Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultComplementary Therapies
Culture
Female
Health Care Surveys
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Islam
Leadership
Male
Medicine, Traditional
Michigan
Middle Aged
Perception
Residence Characteristics
Spirituality
Tape Recording
