Regulating community well-being through traditional mourning rituals: Insights from the Luhya People of Kenya
The study established conflict over rituals with differing viewpoints from religious leaders, cultural leaders, and the western biomedical approach to mental well-being. Yet, the bereaved reported that both Luhya and religious rituals helped them process their grief. To address mental health issues fully, it is important to establish collaboration between western models, religious approaches, and cultural approaches.
Authors
- Maria Ntaragwe
- Stephen Mbugua
- Sheina Lew‐Levy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1250-6418)
- Stephen Asatsa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1045-2583)
- Jonathan Omuchesi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4617-9731)
- Wilkister Shanyisa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5476-4271)
- Elizabeth Wangari Gichimu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9295-7692)
- Jane Nambiri
Institutions
- Durham University (GB)
- Riara University (KE)
- Catholic University of Eastern Africa (KE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Evolution Medicine and Public Health
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/emph/eoaf012
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31