Alternative Therapies of the Banjar People for Children with Fevers
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Title
Alternative Therapies of the Banjar People for Children with Fevers
Subject
alternative therapies, Banjar people, children, fever
Description
Fevers often occur in children under five years of age due to the immature formation of their immune systems. Such
fevers signify that something unusual is happening in the body, often due to illness. Parents conduct various management
techniques, such as medical or traditional treatments, based on their beliefs. Banjar society has a health culture known as
bapidara, which is used to treat children with fevers presumably attributable to supernatural disturbances. This
exploratory research aimed to discover what alternative therapies the Banjar people use to treat children with fevers. This
qualitative study used a transcendental phenomenological design. Data collection was conducted with eight mothers who
had children under the age of five using in-depth interviews. Five themes were identified based on the findings: the
mothers’ actions in treating children with fevers, the mothers’ understanding of bapidara as local wisdom, the procedures
for performing bapidara, the health progress of the children after bapidara, and factors that influence the choice of
bapidara as a traditional treatment to relieve fever. This research can be used as the initial basis for cultural nursing care
decisions in the development of complementary therapy for the initial treatment of children with fever at home using
medicinal plants tested for their effectiveness as family-centered care.
fevers signify that something unusual is happening in the body, often due to illness. Parents conduct various management
techniques, such as medical or traditional treatments, based on their beliefs. Banjar society has a health culture known as
bapidara, which is used to treat children with fevers presumably attributable to supernatural disturbances. This
exploratory research aimed to discover what alternative therapies the Banjar people use to treat children with fevers. This
qualitative study used a transcendental phenomenological design. Data collection was conducted with eight mothers who
had children under the age of five using in-depth interviews. Five themes were identified based on the findings: the
mothers’ actions in treating children with fevers, the mothers’ understanding of bapidara as local wisdom, the procedures
for performing bapidara, the health progress of the children after bapidara, and factors that influence the choice of
bapidara as a traditional treatment to relieve fever. This research can be used as the initial basis for cultural nursing care
decisions in the development of complementary therapy for the initial treatment of children with fever at home using
medicinal plants tested for their effectiveness as family-centered care.
Creator
Esme Anggeriyane, Hamzah, Nurhikmah
Source
DOI: 10.7454/jki.v27i2.905
Publisher
Universitas Indonesia
Date
2024
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
Rights
pISSN 1410-4490; eISSN 2354-9203
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
Files
Collection
Citation
Esme Anggeriyane, Hamzah, Nurhikmah, “Alternative Therapies of the Banjar People for Children with Fevers,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 21, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/10945.