MAKNA HIDUP SEHAT ATAS PRAKTIK PENGOBATAN ALTERNATIF BAGI MASYARAKAT PERDESAAN (Studi Fenomenologi di Desa Wilayah Kecamatan Gesi Kabupaten Sragen)

The meaning of a healthy life is a sense of well-being due to the
fulfillment of all needs within reasonable limits so that physical and mental health
can be realized from various elements of life stages. People still interpret healthy
life according to their thoughts and understanding, which cannot be separated
from beliefs, family values, and culture, they still choose to use alternative
medicine instead of modern medicine.
The purpose of this research is to understand the actions of the community
in interpreting a healthy life who prefer alternative medical practices compared to
modern medical practices. The research method used is a qualitative approach
with a phenomenological research type. This study used a purposive technique
with four people as subjects who used alternative medicine facilities. Data
collection techniques using observation, interviews, and documents. The data
analysis method used is proprietary data analysis to analyze field data, while the
data validation method uses triangulation.
The results of this study are based on the dimensions of awareness,
experience, suggestions, believed, the meaning of a healthy life with alternative
medicine is not only physical (physical) health, but non-physical (spiritual) health
as well. Alternative medicine is a unique and holistic treatment. The process of
creating a healthy life begins with the human element itself, which starts with the
seeds, weight, and calves in the process of the human life cycle from birth to
death in behavior, and science.