Date of Award

Spring 2024

Degree Type

Thesis

Department

Public Health

Director of Thesis

Kara M Montgomery

First Reader

Dr. Daniel Stuart

Second Reader

Dr. Daniel Stuart

Abstract

Homeopathy is a form of medicine that is incredibly controversial and is often labeled as a fraudulent, placebo effect drug, that can have potentially dangerous side effects. This is the picture that is painted of homeopathy in the United States and many other countries in which these medicines are banned in distribution or highly unregulated. In contrast, India has popularized and well-integrated homeopathy into their medical systems with government backing and consistent funding towards accredited homeopathic institutions and funding hospital systems. This paper will explore the circumstances and health care dynamics of India that allowed homeopathy to gain the level of popularity and continue to sustain such a dominant share of the medical market in India. This study will understand the health determinants of India to better identify motivations for favoring homeopathy as well as understanding individual factors in within a homeopathic patient -physician relationship vs. that of an allopathic patient-physician relationship.

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1

Last Page

43

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© 2024, Kavya Patchipulusu

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