Affiliations 

  • 1 F. S. SOONG, MBBS, MPH, Lecturer, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. *Present address: Department of Health, PO. Box 147, Darwin, N.T. Australia 5794
Singapore Med J, 1971 Dec;12(6):309-13.
PMID: 5141587

Abstract

Information on the beliefs and practices of 50 Chinese diabetic patients concerning the cause and treatment of their ill-health were collected by the interview method with the aid of a questiOnnaire which has been protested. it was found that 34 of the patients were using “Chinese” medicines, in addition to Western-style treatment. Only two of the patients knew the true cause of diabetes. 37 of the patients understood that treatment cannot effect a radical cure. The beliefs and practices of the diabetic patients were influenced by two main sources of information, the pattern of traditional Chinese beliefs and Western medicine. The implications of the study in community health education on diabetes and education of the diabetic patient were discussed.

* Title and MeSH Headings from MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.