沖縄における民間療法の瀉血に関する調査研究-1-瀉血への関心度について

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This report was made on account of the investigation was done for the degree of concerning among the parents of 115 pupils who were observed the stripes of venesection, in two primary schools located in suburbs. 1) On Okinawa, distribution of venesection has no conection which any medical organization, at this moment, and venesection is held at any places in Okinawa. In farm villages, even infant babys were treated, especially venesection is held nearly 50% of children in island of Okinawa. 2) Abouttreating venesection, most of the case, it was done at the poriod of infant baby, up to 85% were under one year old child. Places of venesection, their own home are very common, two third of phlebotomist are women with aged man or woman. An adviser of venesection is the neighbor, near scapula is the common position and one to three times treating are usual. 3) Reason why venesection was done, is simple concept of parents, which the blood of fetus was bad. And it has no-back ground of race, religion and local custom. Evaluating the progress of venesection, even no medical basis, parents made success more or less for their own purpose. Above all, harmfull effects are unexpectedly low. Those are the reason may be carried on among the people. 4) From now on the degree of concerning venesection, majority of young parents are showing oposit patern for it. In near future, venesection will be fall off in Okinawa.