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Week 5-Case Study 2

Week 5-Case Study 2

Q Case Study 2: Please read the case study in Chapter 7 (pgs. 169-170). This could be a realistic scenario for many health practitioners. While you read the case study, reflect on the Flores family perspectives regarding conventional healthcare, take note of why and how they respond and the choices they made (ex: parents vs grandmother) Please answer the following questions: 1. Why might Sra. Flores have chosen to consult an espiritista rather than call the clinic when Alejandro was not getting better? 2. Do you think traditional Latino gender roles might have some effect on this child's and family's experience with the health care system? 3. How might it be possible to incorporate alternative folk remedies with mainstream Western medicine in developing a treatment plan for Alejandro?

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Sra. Flores wanted to see the separatist, a spiritualist, because of her cultural background. This type of service is common in her Mexican culture. She also may have lost faith in clinic because of Alejandro failure to fix her asthma. (Ritter, Lois A.; Ritter, Lois A.; Graham, Donald H.; Graham, Donald H.. Multicultural Health (p. 170). Jones & Bartlett Learning. ) Mothers usually make health decision by themselves but they make decisions together as a family.