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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Faith healers"”.
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Evaluation of an HIV and AIDS training programme for faith healers in the Vhembe District Municipality of Limpopo Province in South Africa
… the knowledge, attitudes and management of faith healers regarding HIV and AIDS, before and after they attended an HIV and AIDS training programme. In this study, a quasi-experimental design was used. The population comprised the United African Apostolic Church members in the Vhembe District …
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Caregiving and Schizophrenia: Understanding the Worldview of Asian Indian Families
… healing methods, and consultation with faith healers. It was also found that the parents believed the role of karma (fate) to be the reason for the problems they were having but not for the actual cause of the illness. Caregiving was seen by the parents as functions of duty and …
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An investigation into the phenomena and practices of spiritual healing: a comparative study of two churches
… but to make the best use of folk medicine, and faith healers in their health seeking behaviour practices. The study recommends that more mutual understanding may facilitate the support of faith groups for the work of the NHS recommended by recent government policy.
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A public health conflict : traditional medicinal practise and the bio-medical health norms and values at a time of HIV and AIDS in Swaziland
… the epidemic. The existence of different healers e.g. faith healers, medical doctors and traditional healers and herbalists is a significant aspect of health seeking behaviours among the larger population in Swaziland (only 22% of Swaziland is urbanized). The people‟s attitude towards and …
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Gypsy fortune-telling in Houston: the study of a profession
… were born in Southern states and had seen faith healers, Indian readers, as well as several local Gypsy spiritual advisors. Advice was sought for a variety of matters and several clients seemed in need of medical attention. The Gypsy fortuneteller was not recognized as a Gypsy per se but …
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Faith-based mental health provision in Africa: a mixed methods systematic review
Faith-based mental health provision as a model of mental health service delivery is not widely acknowledged or researched, despite being highly utilised, especially in the African context. There is currently limited empirical research or review work on the various types of faith-based health …
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Traditional healing modalities in the provision of mental illness in Vhembe, Limpopo Province
… of the clients that visit the traditional healers, to explain traditional healers’ diagnostic strategies of mental illness, to explain the traditional healing treatment modalities in the treatment of various forms of mental illness and to discuss traditional healers’ prevention methods of …