Health Seeking Behavior for the Non-Communicable Diseases and Mental Disorder

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10.2991/978-2-38476-118-0_95How to use a DOI?

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Health Seeking Behavior; Mental Health; Non-Communicable Disease

Abstract

One of the functions of the family is foster care, which is towards the need for maintenance and care so that health is always maintained it is physically, mentally, socially, and spiritually healthy. This research is qualitative research using the descriptive-analytic method. This study aims to health-seeking behavior t for Non-Infectious Diseases and Mental Disorder. The type of research is qualitative research with a descriptive narrative that emphasizes meaning, understanding, concepts, characteristics, symptoms, symbols, and descriptions of a phenomenon and multi-methods that are natural and holistic. Data collection was carried out through in-depth interviews, and documentation and then analyzed using descriptive analytic techniques where the results of the interviews were presented in narrative form. The results of the findings of this study showed that people with non-communicable diseases believed in traditional medicine. An alternative treatment that is natural and does not cause side effects. In the health-seeking behavior of people with mental disorders, there were two types of traditional medicine services using skills: therapists and Ruqyah. Noncommunicable diseases that were mostly owned by the elderly in Pabelan Village are; Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, and Cholesterol. Suggestions for this research are shown to related institutions, families, and future researchers for non-communicable diseases and people with mental disorders more trusted treatment to health professionals.

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AU  - Arif Widodo
AU  - Mustika Adelia
AU  - Reny Novia Karlina
AU  - Wiwin Renny Rahmawati
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/10/10
TI  - Health Seeking Behavior for the Non-Communicable Diseases and Mental Disorder
BT  - Proceedings of the 4th Borobudur International Symposium on Humanities and Social Science 2022 (BIS-HSS 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 826
EP  - 834
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-118-0_95
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-118-0_95
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