Old Persons’ Preferences of Traditional Medicines in Treating Ailment. A Study of Old People in Ifako Ijaye, Lagos State, Nigeria

      Аннотация: In African societies, traditional or modern, simple or complex, industrial or pre industrial, social, biological, economic and natural conditions may be favorable to some societal members and may be unfavorable to some members of the society. These unfavorable conditions may have adverse effects on the health of members of the society, and this brings about ailments and illness behavior among societal members. Dysfunctional biological compositions and humors in the body bring about ailments. Also, ailments and illness behavior can be a function of socio-economic activities engaged in by a person in the society. For example, a factory worker is exposed to lots of industrial hazard tends to have health imbalances. In addendum to these indices of ailments commonly know, absence of infirmity and physical ailments do not only measure good health, mental and psychological well being are also indices of measuring good health. A person can be physically alright, but may have mental and emotional imbalance.

Ключевые слова: Persons, Older, traditional medicine, preference, Ailments