mental health Nature of the problem – Confidence in traditional Traditional Hausa issue in a child mental health problem herbal medicine for mental herbal medicine for Pluralism - Mental health health problem mental health problem as oppose to physical Lack of confidence with condition and PMV health problem (tends to be hospital in addressing medicines for seen from a different mental health problems physical health underlying perspective where symptoms biomedical knowledge system is considered to be poor at dealing with compared to other knowledge systems). Availability of a well-regarded alternative Neglect – mental health neglected by relevant authorities Refuse Neglect – refuse collection in resigning and feeling doing nothing - not this area is neglected by the disempowered to do clearing up the responsible authority anything refuse and not advocating against it Vomiting and Absence of an accountable Anxiety over consequences taken to a private stomach ache authority – no support with of the illness and ability of hospital where he reliable public transport, the children to arrange was admitted and payment arrangements or transport, get information receive treatment information system about suitable treatment for the condition and pay. Awon hakori Social norms - respect for Anxiety about the health of Prepared herbs at (teething) elders (advise of older the child getting worse home and gave them women) to the child and as Social norms - male dominant and obeying social norms the problem did not gender norms (respect the initially but later improve decided and preferences of her husband) disagreeing (secretly) with took the child to the Pluralism - Availability of a the norms of her in-laws hospital without the well-regarded alternative household because of knowledge of her Confidence in the hospitals’ husband or the ability to deal with the women (this will be problem difficult if she had to go to a hospital outside the neighbourhood as it will take some time raise suspicion - she had also taken advantage of when she is visiting her parent to also take the children to receive health care)
mental health issue in a child Nature of the problem – mental health problem Pluralism - Mental health problem as oppose to physical health problem (tends to be seen from a different underlying perspective where biomedical knowledge system is considered to be poor at dealing with compared to other knowledge systems). Availability of a well-regarded alternative Neglect – mental health neglected by relevant authorities Confidence in traditional herbal medicine for mental health problem Lack of confidence with hospital in addressing mental health problems Traditional Hausa herbal medicine for mental health condition and PMV medicines for physical health symptoms Refuse Neglect – refuse collection in this area is neglected by the responsible authority resigning and feeling disempowered to do anything doing nothing - not clearing up the refuse and not advocating against it Vomiting and stomach ache Absence of an accountable authority – no support with reliable public transport, payment arrangements or information system Anxiety over consequences of the illness and ability of the children to arrange transport, get information about suitable treatment and pay. taken to a private hospital where he was admitted and receive treatment for the condition Awon hakori (teething) Social norms - respect for elders (advise of older women) Social norms - male dominant gender norms (respect the preferences of her husband) Pluralism - Availability of a well-regarded alternative Anxiety about the health of the child getting worse and obeying social norms initially but later disagreeing (secretly) with the norms of her in-laws household because of Confidence in the hospitals’ ability to deal with the problem Prepared herbs at home and gave them to the child and as the problem did not improve decided and took the child to the hospital without the knowledge of her husband or the women (this will be difficult if she had to go to a hospital outside the neighbourhood as it will take some time raise suspicion - she had also taken advantage of when she is visiting her parent to also take the children to receive health care)
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