| Title |
Surviving the Distance: The Transnational Utilization of Traditional Medicine Among Oaxacan Migrants in the US
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, October 2016
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10903-015-0245-6 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Tonatiuh González-Vázquez, Blanca Estela Pelcastre-Villafuerte, Arianna Taboada |
| Abstract |
Transnational health practices are an emergent and understudied phenomenon, which provide insight into how migrants seek care and tend to their health care needs in receiving communities. We conducted in depth interviews with return migrants (N = 21) and traditional healers (N = 11) to explore transnational health practices among Mixtec migrants from Oaxaca, specifically in relation to their utilization of traditional healers, medicinal plants, and folk remedies. In established migrant destination points, folk remedies and plants are readily available, and furthermore, these resources often travel alongside migrants. Traditional healers are integral to transnational networks, whether they migrate and provide services in the destination point, or are providing services from communities of origin. Findings encourage us to rethink migrants' communities of origin typically thought of as "left behind," and instead reposition them as inherently connected by transnational channels. Implications for transnational health care theory and practice are addressed. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 38 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 6 | 16% |
| Researcher | 5 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 3 | 8% |
| Unknown | 13 | 34% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 11 | 29% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4 | 11% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 8% |
| Environmental Science | 1 | 3% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 3 | 8% |
| Unknown | 15 | 39% |
Attention Score in Context
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#19
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