title: Traditional Cautery for Medical Treatment Among the Bedouins of Southern Israel.
abstract: Traditional cautery for the cure of disease is an ancient and widespread mode of treatment in various cultures and is a central modality among Israeli Bedouins. To date the use of this treatment has not been assessed systematically. A personal interview was conducted among Muslim Bedouin patients who came to clinics in the Negev region in southern Israel. There were 250 participants including 128 women (51.2 %). The mean age was 45.16 ± 16.2 (range 18-86). Eighty nine (35.7 %) of the participants declared that they had personally undergone curative cautery therapy in the past. Two hundred and five (82 %) were familiar with this mode of therapy. Two thirds of those who underwent the treatment in the past said that it helped them a great deal and another 19 % said that it helped them somewhat. More men underwent the therapy than women (P = 0.034), believed in its effectiveness (P = 0.013), and declared that they were prepared to use it again in the future (P < 0.0001). Elderly patients, over the age of 61, used this therapy more than younger ones (P = 0.001). The majority of the Bedouin population in the Negev is familiar with cautery and a significant part of the population has personally undergone this therapy and believes that it is effective.
authors: Department of Family Medicine and Siaal Research Center for Family Practice and Primary Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, POB 653, 84105, Beer-Sheva, Southern District, Israel.|Clalit Health Services, Beer-Sheva, Southern District, Israel.
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Elaobda
authors: Department of Family Medicine and Siaal Research Center for Family Practice and Primary Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, POB 653, 84105, Beer-Sheva, Southern District, Israel.|Clalit Health Services, Beer-Sheva, Southern District, Israel.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Abu-Hamad
authors: Department of Family Medicine and Siaal Research Center for Family Practice and Primary Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, POB 653, 84105, Beer-Sheva, Southern District, Israel. yuliatr@walla.com.|Clalit Health Services, Beer-Sheva, Southern District, Israel. yuliatr@walla.com.
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Treister-Goltzman
authors: Department of Family Medicine and Siaal Research Center for Family Practice and Primary Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, POB 653, 84105, Beer-Sheva, Southern District, Israel.|Clalit Health Services, Beer-Sheva, Southern District, Israel.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Peleg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018912:Arabs; D002425:Cautery / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008519:Medicine, Traditional / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Bedouins; Kaiy; Muslims; Traditional cautery
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