Cultural Determinants of Health

Cultural determinants of Health related concepts result from complicated socio-cultural processes. In addition to health and disease determinants, one’s culture can help assess the views of patients and health-care providers with regard to health .One’s health relates to various cultural beliefs, social, psycological and spiritual fundamentals.. The purpose of this article was to study the effects of culture on health. Islamic culture based on religious teachings is the prominent culture in our country , because the majority of the population are Muslims and the government is Islamic. In this article, health and spiritual health, which have a special value in Islamic culture are discussed.

This was a descriptive-analytical study which was performed using the indirect method for collecting archived documents, private documents, and books.

Islam has produced a culture based on beliefs, convictions, as well as verbal, behavioral and ethical rules; it has introduced an efficient and comprehensive lifestyle for its followers all over the world.Attention to the divine view provides physical, psychological and spiritual health for people, which shows the creation of a divine culture to ensure bliss and excellence for mankind.

This study explained that culture ensures bliss for mankind in this world and the next; the divine Islamic culture provides for health of the society in all aspects including spiritual health to prevent and treat diseases.