African Burial Practices as Havens That Promote the Spread of Cholera in Zimbabwe
| Autor: | Menard Musendekwa, Simbarashe Munamati |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | International Journal of Applied Research on Public Health Management. 7:1-10 |
| ISSN: | 2639-7706 2639-7692 |
| Popis: | The research presents the results of a qualitative study that investigated the African burial practices as ravens that promote the spread of cholera in Zimbabwe which has experienced such outbreaks in 1992/1993, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2008/2009 and 2018. Participants were ten representatives of ten families from Machivenyika Village of Zaka District in Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe who had cholera-deaths related during the 2018 outbreak. Data collection instruments were semi-structured questionnaires and focus-group discussions. The constant comparative method was used to analyse data for thematic coding. Findings indicated that participants viewed African burial practices one of the major contributing factors in the spread of cholera in Zimbabwe. Participants suggested ways of improving African burial practices to accomplish positive results. Recommendations were made for the relevant authorities. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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