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Sani Sakinah
Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Padjadjaran University
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Health Seeking Behavior of Infant: An Ethnographic Study of Farming Families in Kumbang Village, North Aceh Sani Sakinah
Jurnal Publikasi Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia Vol 12, No 3 (2025): Jurnal Publikasi Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia
Publisher : Lambung Mangkurat University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.20527/jpkmi.v12i3.23064

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Health-seeking behavior for infants is carried out by mothers, but decision-making related to this is influenced by their husbands or parents. This is also influenced by knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, traditions, and the ecological conditions of their place of residence. These components will differ according to ethnicity or specific community groups, such as farming communities. Farmers' knowledge, closely tied to the environment and food sources, provides local knowledge that shapes sensory reasoning in daily life, including influencing perceptions of health-seeking behavior intertwined with local ecological knowledge. This study examines health-seeking behavior among infants in farming families. An ethnographic approach was employed, utilizing data collection techniques such as in-depth interviews, participant observation, documentation, and secondary data. The findings indicate that farming families initially opt for self-medication based on local knowledge, utilizing leaves from plants found near their homes. If the medicine fails to cure the infant's illness, they will go to a medical facility. If medical treatment is ineffective, they will take the infant to a traditional healer for treatment. The primary considerations for farming families in seeking treatment are belief, suggestion, and hope for recovery; the severity of the illness; and distance and cost of treatment.
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