Sámi traditional medicine and complementary and alternative medicine: a descriptive study of use within the Sámi population of Sweden

Anne, Ouma,1963-Umeå universitet,Institutionen för epidemiologi och global hälsa (författare)

Sámi traditional medicine and complementary and alternative medicine : a descriptive study of use within the Sámi population of Sweden

Traditional medicine has been practised for millennia in the Sámi population, based on a Sámi worldview and cosmology, which includes natural remedies, prayers, drums and yoik singing. During the Christianisation of the Sámi during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, these practices were condemned. In recent years, however, a revival of Sámi culture has occurred and so has the practice of Sámi traditional medicine (STM) and the use of complementary alternative medicine (CAM). The aim of this study is to map the prevalence and use of STM and CAM among Sámi in Sweden today. The study population consisted of 3641 Sámi from the whole of Sweden, who had participated in the population-based cross-sectional survey Sámi Health on Equal Terms (SámiHET) in 2021. Our results show that women are more prone to use both STM and CAM than men and that younger persons are more likely to use STM and CAM than elderly persons. STM is more often used in the northern parts of Sápmi compared to the southern parts as well as a lower use of CAM in the north. This might be due to the stronger Sámi identity and easier access to traditional Sámi healers/helpers in the north as well as limited access to CAM services.

Jacobsson, LarsUmeå universitet,Psykiatri(Swepub:umu)laja0001 (författare)
Nilsson, Lena Maria,1965-Umeå universitet,Institutionen för epidemiologi och global hälsa(Swepub:umu)leni0002 (författare)
Umeå universitetInstitutionen för epidemiologi och global hälsa (creator_code:org_t)

Ingår i:International Journal of Circumpolar Health: Taylor & Francis82:11239-97362242-3982

Av författaren/redakt...: Anne, Ouma, 1963 ...; Jacobsson, Lars; Nilsson, Lena Ma ...

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