Arab culture places high value on health, hygiene, diet, and Western medicine. Patients will seek help quickly but may stop medications after symptoms improve. They expect pain relief and medications on first visits, and want explanations for tests and unmedicated options. Nurses are seen as helpers rather than professionals. Males generally prefer male doctors, and families are told only good news about illnesses. Elders provide advice and family visits patients in the hospital with gifts. The roles of men and women in families are equivalent but defined by culture and faith.