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Showing 1 to 20 of 99 for “"Traditional Healers"”.
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Traditional healers' views on child sexual abuse
… it is understood that in KwaZulu-Natal traditional healers have multi-dimensional functions in traditional Zulu culture, with eighty percent of Zulu people consulting them before coming to modem healers. Conversely, there are instances where traditional and modern healers co-operate in …
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Zulu traditional healers’ conceptualization and treatment of trauma
… as motivation of integration of indigenous or traditional healing methods to treat psychological illnesses. Literature has advised that more work is required to ensure that the herbal medicines used to treat patients on traditional medicine conventions are utilized. The main aim of this study …
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Traditional healers and mental health care in the South African context
… have made attempts to officially recognize traditional healers as health care providers and South Africa is no exception. South Africa has made substantial progress in officially recognizing traditional medicine and its integration into the primary healthcare system. The Traditional Health …
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Urban African traditional healers : their understanding of and beliefs about biomedical diseases
African traditional healers are themselves "patients" in the modern bio-psycho-social health system. Their "frameworks of meaning" of biomedical diseases provides a glimpse of the "voice of the lifeworld" of the patients who interact both with them and the modern allopathic health services. The …
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The impact of African traditional healers on Antiretroviral (ARV) treatment in South Africa
There are few studies on the impact of African traditional healing on HIV/AIDS care and treatment in South Africa. There is a need for concrete data on the subject as many people across the African continent are thought to be accessing these kinds of healing services. This study which consists of …
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The traditional healers’ and caregivers’ views on the role of traditional Zulu medicine on psychosis
… of this research is in the area of the role of traditional Zulu medicine on psychosis. Such a study is important in order to have an in-depth-understanding of how people of the African ancestry conceptualise and treat a mental disorder such as psychosis. The research approach adopted in in this …
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Examining religious leaders and traditional healers' experiences and responses to HIV/AIDS in a modern community
… responses to HIV/AIDS, of religious leaders and traditional healers, in a modern community. The study acknowledges that these individuals are not only influential individuals, but are also educators in their respective communities and thus the study is situated within the education sector. The …
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The role of traditional healers in oral health care in the Bui Division, North West Province, Cameroon
The majority of Cameroonians depend on traditional medicines for their health care needs and about seven per cent of the average household health budget is spent on traditional medicines irrespective of their incomes. The aim of this study was (i) to assess the role of traditional healers (THs) in …
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Incorporating traditional healers in the care of mental disorders: The experiences of mental health nurses in Lesotho
… from alternative medicine providers such as traditional healers. Traditional healers form a substantial part of the alternative mental health workforce globally as well as in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Lesotho, the most culturally acceptable form of alternative medicine is traditional healing. …
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A comparison of attitudes around collaboration held by traditional healers and professional nurses in the Western Cape
… Many mental health care system users consult traditional healers while also seeking biomedical forms of healing. Despite this, there is no formalized working relationship between these two systems, which operate in parallel and independently. The government has taken considerable steps towards …
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An investigation of the acquisition, transfer and preservation of indigenous knowledge by traditional healers in Chibombo district of Zambia.
… and preservation of Indigenous Knowledge by traditional healers in Chibombo District. This was achieved by firstly exploring how traditional healers acquired Indigenous Medical Knowledge. Secondly, by identifying the methods used during IMK transfer. Thirdly, identifying the methods which …
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An investigation of the acquisition, transfer and preservation of indigenous knowledge by traditional healers in Chibombo district of Zambia.
… and preservation of Indigenous Knowledge by traditional healers in Chibombo District. This was achieved by firstly exploring how traditional healers acquired Indigenous Medical Knowledge. Secondly, by identifying the methods used during IMK transfer. Thirdly, identifying the methods which …
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Conceptualizations of ancestral calling: Symptoms of mental illness from the traditional healers’ viewpoint in villages around Tzaneen Municipality of Mopani District
… process of ukuthwasa (initiation) and become a traditional healer. Therefore, the study sought to explore the conceptualizations of ancestral calling: Presentation of mental illness from the traditional healers’ viewpoint. The research was conducted at villages around Tzaneen Municipality of …
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Exploring the role of traditional healers can play in minimizing the HIV/ AIDS epidemic in South Central District of KwaZulu-Natal region
This study explores the role that traditional healers can play in minimizing the HIV/AIDS epidemics in the North South Central district of KwaZulu-Natal region. The aim of the study is to explore the role that can be played by traditional healers with an aim of reducing HIV/AIDS to a minimum …
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Opinions of African caretakers of children at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital regarding the linking of traditional healers to western health settings
… faced with the dilemma of choosing western or traditional values. The literature has shown that African people use both western and traditional systems simultaneously. The South African government is also considering to include traditional healers in the national health policy .This study …
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How traditional healers diagnose and treat diabetes mellitus in the Pretoria Mamelodi area and how do these purported medications comply with complementary and alternative medicine regulations
… for registration in November 2013, this impacted traditional healers (THs)’ compliance with the regulatory authorities’ on the good manufacturing practice. In return, affected the public’s access to CAMs. Regarding THs patients, cases of diabetes mellitus will be investigated. This investigation …
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An investigation into the link between traditional medicine and the rise in cases of defilement: The case of Mazabuka District
… investigate the relationship between the use of traditional medicine and the rise in cases of defilement. The objectives of the study were to: investigate if traditional healers were responsible for advising their patients to defile minors for the cure of any disease; ascertain whether or not …
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An investigation into the link between traditional medicine and the rise in cases of defilement: The case of Mazabuka District
… investigate the relationship between the use of traditional medicine and the rise in cases of defilement. The objectives of the study were to: investigate if traditional healers were responsible for advising their patients to defile minors for the cure of any disease; ascertain whether or not …
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Guidelines to promote proper use of African traditional medicine in people living with HIV in selected districts of Limpopo Province
African Traditional Medicine is the sum total of skills and practices based on beliefs and experiences of traditional to African cultures that are used to prevent, diagnose, improve or treat physical and mental illnesses. Traditional medicine used to be the dominant medical system available to …
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