Citation

Chang LJ, Lo SF, Hayter M. J. Nurs. Res. 2011; 19(2): 83-93.

Affiliation

1RN, MSN, Lecturer, Department of Nursing, Tzu Chi College of Technology 2RN, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Tzu Chi College of Technology 3RN, PhD, Senior Lecturer in Nursing, Centre for Health and Social Care Studies and Service Development, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sheffield.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Taiwan Nurses Association, Publisher Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/JNR.0b013e31821cbbd0

PMID

21586985

Abstract

BACKGROUND: : Alcohol intoxication is a serious health issue among Taiwan's indigenous Malayo-Polynesian groups. No published studies address the drinking perceptions and behaviors of Bunun women. PURPOSE: : The purpose of this study was to describe the drinking perceptions and behaviors of Bunun women in Taiwan. METHODS: : This study used an ethnographic approach to study the residents of one township located in eastern Taiwan. Researchers used semistructured, in-depth interviews to collect data from 10 Bunun women in 2006. RESULTS: : Researchers identified six key culture themes from the data. These were (a) drinking to help make friends, (b) drinking to help solve emotional problems, (c) interpreting the meaning of drinking, (d) hurting the body due to alcohol abuse, (e) decreasing the bond of convention for drinking, and (f) establishing mechanisms to control drinking. CONCLUSIONS/IMPLICATION FOR PRACTICE:: The results of this study may help one to understand the alcohol use behavior and attitudes of indigenous women in Taiwan and contribute to better cross-cultural nursing clinical practice. This study is expected to enhance the quality of nursing care provided to Taiwan's indigenous people.

Language: en