Muyu tribes' local wisdom: complimentary care for limited health access

Yulis Setiya Dewi, - and Ratna Dwi Wulandari, - and - and - and - and - (2020) Muyu tribes' local wisdom: complimentary care for limited health access. EurAsian Journal of BioSciences, 14 (2). pp. 5871-5878. ISSN 13079867

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Abstract

Muyu is an isolated tribe in Papua Indonesia where they have limited access to health care. They use the traditional methods that they believe can solve many health problems. This study used a qualitative approach to explore Muyu’s traditional wisdom. Data was collected using participative observation, in-depth interviews, and document search. The informants was 40 consisted of community figures, religious leaders, tribal leaders, housewives, breadwinners, and teenagers using snowball sampling. Data collection and analysis were conducted concurrently and recruitment was stopped when saturation was reached. Data was analyzed qualitatively. The result found that the healing method performed by the traditional healers of the Muyu tribe consists of communication with spirits through the medium of ‘pull hair’ by using a stick, using iwéng and kamak leaves, using clay media wrapped in Kónawóng leaves; using the offering medium, using mediators to speaks to spirits. It could be concluded that the traditional treatment of the Muyu tribe included in the category of spiritual treatment. This category is more due to the reasons for the occurrence of a disease often due to the myths and beliefs of the Muyu community.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: ethnography, ethnomedicine, traditional healer, tribal, spirits, health belief, shaman Laksono AD, Dewi YS, Wulandari RD (2020) Muyu tribes’ local wisdom: complimentary care for limited health access. Eurasia J Biosci 14: 5871-5878.
Subjects: R Medicine > RT Nursing > RT1-120 Nursing
Divisions: 13. Fakultas Keperawatan > S2 Keperawatan
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Yulis Setiya Dewi, --
Ratna Dwi Wulandari, -NIDN0018107504
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Depositing User: Eko Kuswanto
Date Deposited: 25 Jan 2023 06:58
Last Modified: 25 Jan 2023 06:58
URI: http://repository.unair.ac.id/id/eprint/119682
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