Pain Management Practices in Gǝʾǝz Medico-Magical Text

W/Giorgis, Bidru

dc.contributor.author	W/Giorgis, Bidru
dc.date.accessioned	2023-05-23T11:38:07Z
dc.date.available	2023-05-23T11:38:07Z
dc.date.issued	2023-01
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.bdu.edu.et/handle/123456789/15277
dc.description.abstract	The main objective of this study is exploring pain management in Gəˀəz medico-magical texts. To achieve this objective, the researcher used hermeneutic phenomenological textual analysis research design in a qualitative research approach. Data were collected through interview and document review. Data collected from documents and key informants are organized into themes using specific research strategies. The analysis of this study revealed that Twenty four herbal products were used for pain management. As the finding of the study showed, spiritual healing mechanisms, herbal and animal products were employed to manage illnesses. The type of medication, the route of administration, the duration, the frequency and the reversals were the contents of some prescriptions for pain management. The routes of administrations were oral, intranasal, topical and intramuscular burying. The diagnostic modality mainly depended on clinical features of the illness with some magical interventions, but they were not sufficient enough to identify the top diagnosis and some terms are not clear what to mean. For this reason, the data obtained from interviews, field observation and group discussion were supplemented for its validity. Regarding on the preventive practices, spiritual method with or without herb and animal products were used .Also, religious institution mainly to holy water and modern health centers were the referral sites in the practices of traditional healers. The study identified some malpractices of traditional healers as in unnecessary surgical interventions and over dosage. It is recommended that further research should be done to explore more on pain and pain management guidelines to enhance the good practices and to minimize the malpractices	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.subject	Geʽez	en_US
dc.title	Pain Management Practices in Gǝʾǝz Medico-Magical Text	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US