1. Student's name: Nguyen Thi Quynh 2. Gender: Female
3. Date of birth: February 2, 1988
4. Place of birth: Minh Hoa commune, Yen Lap district, Phu Tho province
5. Student recognition decision No. 1883/QD-XHNV-SDH dated October 21, 2010 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
6. Changes in training process: No
7. Thesis topic: Folk knowledge in health care of Muong people in Minh Hoa commune, Yen Lap district, Phu Tho province
8. Major: Ethnology; 9. Code: 60 22 70
10. Scientific supervisor: Associate Professor, Dr. Lam Ba Nam, Department of Anthropology, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
11. Summary of thesis results:
This study investigates knowledge about health care with two main contents: disease prevention and treatment, along with the decision to choose treatment methods of Muong people in Minh Hoa mountainous commune, Yen Lap district, Phu Tho province. Based on the difference in the concept of illness between folk knowledge and scientific knowledge. Muong people explain the phenomenon of illness by the perception and experience they have acquired from previous generations. Based on the exploration of people's concept of illness to understand how that knowledge influences their health care practices.
12. Practical application:
This study provides knowledge about the concept and behavior of Muong people in Minh Hoa commune, Yen Lap district about diseases and how they choose treatment methods. This study is useful for building health care programs for Muong people in particular and people of ethnic minority communities in general.
13. Further research directions:
It is necessary to conduct research on this issue on a broader scale, using a comparative approach of folk knowledge and medical services in different regions and ethnic groups to bring about practical results.
14. Published works related to the thesis: None
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1.Full name: Nguyen Thi Quynh
2.Sex: Female
3.Date of birth: 02/02/1988.
4.Place of birth: Minh Hoa commune, Yen Lap district, Phu Tho province.
5.Admission decision number: 1883/QD-XHNV-SĐH Dated October 21, 2010
6. Changes in academic process: none
7. Official thesis title: Folk knowledge in health care in the of Muong in Minh Hoa commune, Yen Lap district, Phu Tho province.
8. Major: Ethnology
9. Code: 60 22 70
10. Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Dr.Lam Ba Nam, Department of Anthropology, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:
This study is ethnography on the Muong people's knowledge on the sickness and their choices of treatments with two great content is preventive and curative Minh Hoa commune, Yen Lap district, Phu Tho province. It is based on the proposition that there are differences in the folk knowledge and modern scientific points of views regarding the state of illness, particularly with regards to the diagnosis of the causes of sickness from which the treatment methods are selected. Based on explore people's perceptions of illness to understand that knowledge of how to govern the care of their health.
12. Practical applicability:
By providing an ethnography on the relationship between knowledge about
illness and treatment options as well as its impact on humans' health, this
study contributes to practical actions for health care programs among the
Want in particular ethnicity and regions in Phu Tho province
13. Further research directions:
Further research on a larger scale and comparative approach could provide
more useful information for practical purposes.
14. Thesis-related publications: none
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