Interactions between local medical systems and the biomedical system: a conceptual and methodological review in light of hybridization subprocesses.

ABSTRACT: Local medical systems (LMSs) are complex and dynamic, encompassing local perceptions of diseases, prevention and treatment strategies, and evaluations of therapeutic responses. These systems are not isolated and interact with other medical systems, such as the biomedical system. The interaction between these systems creates a "contact zone", which some authors refer to as intermedicality, involving both competitive and complementary interactions. However, there is limited discussion in the literature regarding the complexity of these interactions. Some studies seek to understand this interaction through the lens of hybridization, a concept introduced to ethnobiology by Ana Ladio and Ulysses Albuquerque. The authors conceptualize hybridization as "discrete structures and practices coming to

SUBMITTER: Abreu MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10720130 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature