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Diabetes: The Layperson’s Theories of Causality

Francisco J. Mercado-Martinez

Public Health Department, University of Guadalajara Health Sciences Center, Mexico.

Igor Martin Ramos-Herrera

Public Health Department, University of Guadalajara Health Sciences Center, Mexico.

The authors examine laypersons’perspectives of illness: the content of causal explanations of diabetes and differences in explanations according to gender. Qualitative research was carried out in Guadalajara, Mexico. A non probabilistic sample of 20 diabetic individuals participated in interviews, and the content of the interviews was analyzed. On the origin of their condition, participants offered explanations that match neither the biomedical model nor any other formal causal theory. Participants attributed the onset of diabetes to socio emotional circumstances linked to their life experiences and practices. Men attributed causality to work and social circumstances outside the home; women attributed it to family life and domestic circumstances. The authors discuss how lay theories can be useful for the reorganization of health services.

Qualitative Health Research, Vol. 12, No. 6, 792-806 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/104973230201200606
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