INDONESIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
Vol. 1 No. 1 (2020): Adolescent Reproductive Health

Overview of Health Behaviors Using Karo Traditional Medicine in Karo People in Medan City

Rosliana Karolina Manalu (Universitas Sumatera Utara)
Ridhoi Meilona Purba (Universitas Sumatera Utara)



Article Info

Publish Date
17 Sep 2020

Abstract

This research discusses health behaviors in Karo people in Medan. The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of health behaviors using Karo traditional medicine in Karo people in Medan. This research is a descriptive research with a quantitative approach. The method used in data collection is to use a scale of health behavior based on 4 aspects that Notoatmodjo said are promotive, preventive, curative, and rehabilitative with a total of 140 research subjects. The results of this study show health behaviors using Karo traditional medicine are in the moderate category.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijma

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Subject

Humanities Environmental Science Public Health Social Sciences

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Indonesian Journal of Medical Anthropology (IJMA) a global forum for scholarly articles on the social patterns of ill-health and disease transmission, and experiences of and knowledge about health, illness and wellbeing. These include the nature, organization and movement of peoples, technologies ...