The social, cultural and medicinal use of kava for twelve Tongan born men living in Auckland, New Zealand.

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The social, cultural and medicinal use of kava for twelve Tongan born men living in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Kava consumption is a very popular practise amongst Pacific people especially amongst the Tongan communities. The purpose of this paper is to identify some of the key cultural, social and medicinal elements of kava use amongst Tongan men. Twelve face to face interviews in this study were undertaken. The paper argues that kava drinking is strongly linked to many of the ceremonial, social and cultural obligations that are deeply embedded within the Tongan culture. The positive uses of kava incl...

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Journal article

Date created

2009-02

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Nosa, Vili / Ofanoa, Malakai

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http://hdl.handle.net/2292/14937

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Adult / Aged / Beverages / Culture / Health Behavior / Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Humans / Interpersonal Relations / Kava / Male / Middle Aged / New Zealand / Plant Preparations / Qualitative Research / Risk-Taking / Social Perception

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