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Traditional Healing Practices Among American Muslims: Perceptions of Community Leaders in Southeast Michigan

Abstract  

Despite growing numbers of American Muslims, little empirical work exists on their use of traditional healing practices. We
explored the types of traditional healing practices used by American Muslims in southeast Michigan. Twelve semi-structured
interviews with American Muslim community leaders identified through a community-academic steering committee were conducted.
Using a framework coding structure, a multidisciplinary investigative team identified themes describing traditional healing
practices. Traditional healing practices can be categorized into three domains: Islamic religious text based practices, Islamic
worship practices, and folk healing practices. Each domain may further contain therapies such as spiritual healing, medicinal
herbs, mind body therapy, and dietary prescriptions. Traditional healing practices are utilized in three capacities of care:
primary, secondary, and integrative. Our findings demonstrate that American Muslims actively utilize traditional healing practices.
Healthcare practitioners caring for this population should be aware of the potential influence of these practices on health
behaviors.

  • Content Type Journal Article
  • Pages 1-8
  • DOI 10.1007/s10903-011-9495-0
  • Authors
    • Sara AlRawi, Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, 1018 Fuller Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, USA
    • Michael D. Fetters, Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, 1018 Fuller Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, USA
    • Amal Killawi, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
    • Adnan Hammad, Community Health and Research Center, Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services, Dearborn, MI, USA
    • Aasim Padela, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
    • Journal Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
    • Online ISSN 1557-1920
    • Print ISSN 1557-1912
Posted in: Journal Article Abstracts on 07/10/2011 | Link to this post on IFP |
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