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A 5 page paper which examines TB as it relates to Haitian beliefs, cultural attitudes, and the government’s treatment of TB. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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very common, in other parts of the world it is incredibly rampant and destructive, especially considering that it is an infectious disease. TB can be treated with antibiotics but in
many parts of the world there are roadblocks to treating people due to their cultural beliefs, primarily those associated with their culture and the belief in sorcery of one kind
or another. The following paper examines the disease through a discussion of Haitian beliefs and also through a discussion of how governments deal with TB. Tuberculosis
In Tracy Kidders work Mountains Beyond Mountains the author gives an account of the work of Paul Farmer, a physician who works with many patients
in Haiti. In this work he also examines issues connected with Haitian beliefs in sorcery and how that influences the treatment of TB. Farmer believed that there was a connection
between the patients likelihood of taking medication and their belief in sorcery. It was perhaps believed that if they believed too strongly in sorcery, that they had contracted the illness
from someone who wanted to do them harm, they would be less likely to take the medications. It is also noted that once they start to feel better they will
stop taking antibiotics which, of course, leads to a condition wherein the TB is not fully cured or treated. But, Farmer noted that what truly made a difference in their
getting better, or not, was more deeply connected to their personal treatment rather than just antibiotics: "He asked all of them among other question, if they believed TB came from
sorcery, and all but a very few in both groups said that they did. And yet, when the results came in, the cure rates for the two groups were dramatically
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