title: Empacho in four Latino groups: a study of intra- and inter-cultural variation in beliefs.
abstract: It is usually impossible to know if reported differences between cultures are due to cultural differences or due to a difference in the methods used to study the cultures. This paper describes a collaborative, multisite study using a shared methodology to study intra- and inter-cultural variation in beliefs. A series of standard interview schedules were used to study Latin American beliefs about empacho in Guatemala, Mexico, and in the United States (Mexican-Americans and Puerto Ricans). Results showed consistency in beliefs about empacho both within and between the four samples.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555-1053.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Weller
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Pachter
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Trotter
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Baer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001630:Bezoars / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D002489:Central America / Q000208:ethnology; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D004064:Digestive System; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D012803:Sick Role; D014481:United States