Health is a social value and is often judged relative to other social values which vary from society to society. At each level of culture in the society the attitude of the patients towards disease and treatment is different and largely governed by the customs, traditions values and pattern of interaction. Even today in the Indian context, the disease and other health problems are guided by religious beliefs, dogmas and practices. In the present study the patient’s perception of the health values and causes of disease have been analyzed. It has been assumed that in traditional society patient’s approach towards the health and cause of disease is governed by the irrational and extra medical norms and values. The rational approach to medicine, disease and treatment is often limited among its practitioners and the general masses remain far from its unequivocal acceptance. Findings showed that among the patients, especially among the rural and low income group patients, the traditional norms and values concerning disease and health are widely accepted and shared. Such patients do believe that disease is more a result of violation of religious and social sanctions and taboos than product of purely bio-physical phenomena. It may be also pointed out that rational norms and practices of modern medicine are not so much accepted by rural and low income group patients while the urban and high income group patients accepted them.