Fahie V P
Department of Acute and Long-Term Care, University of Maryland at Baltimore, School of Nursing, USA.
J Cult Divers. 1998 Spring;5(1):19-22.
The purpose of this study was to identify the range of folk/ family remedies used by African American elders to promote health. This was accomplished by obtaining self report information from a convenience sample of 200 African American elders. Participants resided in senior apartment complexes in metropolitan Baltimore. Fifteen categories of folk/family remedies were used routinely by African American elders to promote health or prevent illness. There were sixteen purposes identified for the categories of folk/family remedies.
