Cultural Information for Physicians

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Ethioworld.Com has listed cultural information to help guide physicians - unfamiliar with Ethiopian culture - who encounter Ethiopian patients. This list is not meant to be taken as doctrine. Not all the information may be applicable to everyone. Individual characteristics, socioeconomic status, education, religion, age and time of immigration (in case of those living abroad) are all mitigating factors.

    The People

    Diet & Nutrition

    Traditional Practices

And last but not least, most Ethiopians - especially the elderly and those from the rural parts - tend to rely on traditional medicine and are very weary of modern medicine. They will usually visit modern physicians at the bequest of their children and younger relatives.