Cultural beliefs on disease causation in the Philippines: challenge and implications in genetic counseling

The provision of culturally competent health care is an important professional issue recognized by the pioneer genetic counselors in the Philippines. Being an archipelago consisting of 7,107 islands, the Philippines has approximately 175 ethnolinguistic groups with their own unique cultural identity...

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Published in:	Journal of community genetics Vol. 5; no. 4; pp. 399 - 407
Main Authors:	Abad, Peter James B., Tan, Michael L., Baluyot, Melissa Mae P., Villa, Angela Q., Talapian, Gay Luz, Reyes, Ma. Elouisa, Suarez, Riza Concordia, Sur, Aster Lynn D., Aldemita, Vanessa Dyan R., Padilla, Carmencita David, Laurino, Mercy Ygona
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01-10-2014
Subjects:	Biomedical and Life Sciences Biomedicine Country Report Epidemiology Gene Function Gene Therapy Human Genetics Public Health Cultural beliefs Philippines Genetic counseling
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Summary:	The provision of culturally competent health care is an important professional issue recognized by the pioneer genetic counselors in the Philippines. Being an archipelago consisting of 7,107 islands, the Philippines has approximately 175 ethnolinguistic groups with their own unique cultural identity and health practices. The emphasis on culture in our genetic counseling training recognizes its crucial role in molding an individual’s conceptualization of health, as well as other life aspects, especially since the Filipino culture is a mixture of indigenous as well as imported and borrowed elements. As part of this endeavor, we will describe in this paper seven common Filipino cultural beliefs: namamana , lihi , sumpa , gaba , pasma , namaligno , and kaloob ng Diyos . We will also share examples on how these common beliefs provide explanation as cause of illness and its implications in our genetic counseling profession.
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ISSN:	1868-310X 1868-6001
DOI:	10.1007/s12687-014-0193-1