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Traditional health care is part of Indonesian culture history, which often found in Indonesian society. Banten is one of the west Java provinces, that used traditional medicine as part of their tradition culture. This paper aims to explore the potential of traditional health care in each region fit with the local culture. The propose of this study is to obtain an overview of the map and potential of traditional health care in Banten Province which can be developed and integrated in the Primary Health Center (PHC). This study used qualitative approach by Focus Group Discussion and Banten community participation (Participatory Rural Appraisal / PRA) related to the research subjects. The subject of this study is 8 districts in Banten Province, especially in coastal area, consist of 41 PHC and 41 Villages in each subdistrict. This is a 3-year tracking study, the first-year result shows overview of map and potential traditional health care as complementary. The highest proportion conducting traditional health care is Cilegon district (75%), and the lowest is Serang district (29%). In conclusion, based on the current result, traditional health care has potential to be maximized as complement to support modern health care.
Keywords: Traditional Health, Local Wisdom, Banten
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