TY - JOUR T1 - Traditional Infant Immunization in Buton Tribe Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia AU - Asrina, Andi AU - Multazam, A.M. AU - Andayani, Ella JO - The Social Sciences VL - 11 IS - 18 SP - 4462 EP - 4468 PY - 2016 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1818-5800 DO - sscience.2016.4462.4468 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2016.4462.4468 KW - Traditional immunization KW -traditional health care KW -community attitudes KW -community actions KW -local health AB - This research aims to analyze the community attitudes and actionson dole-dole tradition that is still maintained by most communities in Buton Tribe, Southeast Sulawesi province, Indonesia. Geographically, it is located in the south of equator between 5.21°-5.33° South Latitude and between 122.30°-122.47° East Longitude. This research usedqualitative research method with ethnographic approach that attempted to reveal the phenomenon of dole-dole tradition of Buton Tribecommunity through in-depth interviews and documentationon public figures, cultural observers and parents having babies. The results show that the informant’sattitude on the preservation of dole-dole tradition is very good. All informants disagree if dole-dole tradition isremoved and replaced with modern tradition and all informants think that this tradition should continue to be preserved because dole-dole tradition is the tradition of ancestors. Informant’s action to preserve the dole-dole tradition will continue to be done by providing information to children, grandchildren or siblings to keep following the tradition and informants who do not follow-dole-dole do not completely abandon this tradition. ER -