It’s a complicated question.

Like I said before, my family has had a history of disabilities, from schizophrenia to leukemia.

My entire family has had varying opinions and reactions when it came to healthcare in general.

In my culture there was a traditional “village doctor” who would some of my family members would go to, but others explicitly rejected or did not think it works. There are also those that only go for “officially sanctioned” religious treatments. Many would visit a standard clinic or hospital as well and sometimes a mixture of all 3.

Our family had cases where one refused to take their prescribed medicines for schizophrenia, or other stuff and it became a whole process to ensure that they start taking it again.

It’s easy to say but the scepticism really just requires a lot of communal and familial involvement at an individual level. People will trust those that they are familiar with. In terms of policy that would mean heavy investment in community-level health clinics and other related policies.

It obviously should bother you, because you are thinking they are not doing what it is in their best interests, but in the end we have to meet them where they are at and slowly chip away at their resistance. It definitely will not be easy.