Transformation of conventional medical practices: an ethnographic investigation from Amppipal Gorkha, Nepal

Abstract

Residents relied on these age-old healing techniques, which were deeply ingrained in the community's practices. A Sociocultural Analysis of Amppipal, Gorkha's Current Status of Conventional Health Practices was provided by this study to examine how people view and interact with healthcare delivery and the modifications made to conventional medical procedures. It has been observed that contemporary medical procedures are significantly displacing customary medical procedures. Conventional medicine has long dominated healthcare practices in the Amppipal community to investigate the ways in which contemporary health services are altering socially accepted health practices. The study clarifies the complex interplay between conventional medical practices and Gorkha's evolving healthcare system. In Gorkha, conventional and contemporary medical interventions coexist, with modern healthcare services taking center stage. Nevertheless, it is noteworthy that significant shifts have taken place in the application of conventional medical practices, partially due to the growing impact of contemporary healthcare services. These are the goals for this study; to evaluate Amppipal Hospital's contemporary healthcare services in addition to the conventional medical practices used in the study area. It demonstrated their tenacity in the face of contemporary health care services' encroachment. Contemporary Contemporary medicine has made remarkable strides in diagnosing and treating a wide range of medical conditions, especially those caused by infectious agents such as viruses and bacteria. These results highlight how crucial it is to acknowledge the changing dynamics between modernity and conventional in the context of healthcare delivery, while also appreciating and protecting conventional health practices as an essential component of the local culture and healthcare system. In this study, both an analytical and a descriptive research methodology were applied. The result were obtained, It has been discovered that the social, economic, cultural, and political circumstances that rural residents currently face influence which medical services are chosen.