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3 lip 2023 · The Islamic faith can influence decision-making, family dynamics, health practices, risks, and the use of healthcare. Understanding Islamic beliefs will assist healthcare professionals in delivering appropriate health care in a culturally sensitive manner.
2 sie 2022 · Middle Eastern culture values have also been closely related with religion. However, there has always been an effort to improve practices like home-made medicinal and herbal tonics, amulets for warding off bad spirits, and dietary restrictions.
The author describes health beliefs and practices of the Arab Muslim population in the United States. That population is at an increased risk for several diseases and faces many barriers to accessing the American health care system.
Arab Americans' classification within the United States' racial schema as White makes them invisible as a minority group. This is at odds with politics, war, and violence in the Middle East and the stigmatizing representation of Arabs in the media.
The culture and religion of Arab Americans and American Muslims can greatly influence their perspectives about healthcare and healthcare providers. Knowledge and understanding of these patients' background and beliefs can help providers deliver more culturally sensitive healthcare.
Although Middle Easterners vary ethnically, they do share a core of common values and behavior that include the importance of affiliation and family, time and space orientations, interactional style and attitudes toward health and illness.
1 maj 2008 · A study conducted on Arab Muslims' health beliefs and priorities for health care highlighted important misinterpretations of the concept of predestination, suggesting that some would not ...
