• Search Research Projects
  • Search Researchers
  • How to Use
  1. Back to previous page

Characteristics and the experiences of the people who seek holy water cure at a religious site in northern Ethiopia

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K12506
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 80010:Area studies-related
Research InstitutionNagasaki University

Principal Investigator

Sato Miho  長崎大学, 熱帯医学・グローバルヘルス研究科, 准教授 (40607256)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 本田 純久  長崎大学, 医歯薬学総合研究科(保健学科), 教授 (90244053)
Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywordsエチオピア / 聖水 / 健康希求行動 / K10 / SF36 / SF-36 / 混合研究
Outline of Research at the Start

エチオピア北部では人口の9割がエチオピア正教徒である。エチオピア正教の聖職者が祝福した水は触れたものすべてを浄化すると信じられ、人々は日常的に病気の予防や治療を目的として聖水を使用する。聖水は、それ以外のものを口にしてはいけないと考えられているため、聖水治療を求める人々の多くは、処方薬の服用を放棄する。そのため、聖水治療に関連する先行研究は、聖水を西洋近代医学による治療の阻害要因として捉える傾向にある。本研究は、聖水治療を選択する人々の視点から聖水治療の意味を理解し、定義することを目的とする。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study investigated the characteristics and quality of life of those seeking treatment with holy water. The data of a total of 171 people who sought holy water were analyzed. Those who sought holy water for health reasons had lower physical health (p=0.007) and mental health (p=0.015) than those who did not. Respondents over 50 years old (p=0.032) with primary education (p=0.004) had lower physical health than other respondents; those aged 30-49 (p=0.033) and those who used public transportation had significantly higher mental health (p=0.009). Finally, those who sought religious or traditional care first had higher mental health than those who sought modern Western medical care first (p< 0.001).

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究では、エチオピア北部の3か所の修道院において、1.聖水を求める人々の特性、2.聖水を求める人々の健康に関する生活の質、精神疾患の程度の評価、3.聖水にたどり着くまでの治療行動、を明らかにした。特に調査地では、健康を訪問の理由に挙げた者が8割、若者、高学歴の者も少なくない、という訪問者の特性、ならびに、宗教的ケアを第一の治療と選択した者の精神的健康度が有意に高い、という結果が得られ、今後の調査地におけるヘルスプロモーション活動に示唆を与えることが期待される。

Report

(6 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All 2022 2021 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (3 results) Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] Health Research Institute of Tigrai/Tigray Health Research Institute(エチオピア)

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Tigray Health Research Institute(エチオピア)

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Tigray Health Research Institute(エチオピア)

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] ティグライ戦争―現地で起きている「人道危機」について2022

    • Author(s)
      佐藤美穂
    • Journal Title

      多文化社会研究

      Volume: 8 Pages: 159-182

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] The background characteristics and their health-seeking quantitative analysis of those who gather at three holy water sites in Tigray Ethiopia2022

    • Author(s)
      佐藤美穂
    • Organizer
      2022 American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 「なぜ人々は聖水治療を求めるのか:エチオピア北部聖地の事例研究」現地調査報告2021

    • Author(s)
      佐藤美穂
    • Organizer
      エチオピア資源の重層的ガバナンス研究会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report

URL: 

Published: 2019-04-18   Modified: 2025-01-30  

Information User Guide FAQ News Terms of Use Attribution of KAKENHI

Powered by NII kakenhi