Patients Consulting Traditional Health Practioners In The Context Of Hiv/Aids In Urban Areas In Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
| Autor: | Karl Peltzer, Nolwandle Mngqundaniso |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Patients
traditional health practitioners HIV/AIDS management KwaZulu-Natal South Africa medicine.medical_specialty education.field_of_study Traditional medicine business.industry Population Alternative medicine Developing country virus diseases Context (language use) medicine.disease Antiretroviral therapy Complementary and alternative medicine Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Family medicine Drug Discovery medicine education business Psychosocial Kwazulu natal Research Paper |
| Zdroj: | African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines; Vol 5, No 4 (2008); 370-379 |
| ISSN: | 0189-6016 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study is to assess patients consulting full-time traditional health practitioners (THPs) and the practice of THPs after they had been trained on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/ Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) prevention and care. The sample included 222 patients interviewed when exiting a THP\'s practice (n=17) in purposefully chosen two urban sites in KwaZulu-Natal. Results indicate that at post training evaluation the majority of the THPs were involved in HIV/STI management and most had low levels of HIV risk practices at the workplace. Major self-reported reasons for consulting the THP included a complex of supernatural or psychosocial problems, chronic conditions, acute conditions, generalized pain, HIV and other STIs. Overall, patients including HIV positive (n=18) patients had moderate knowledge of Antiretroviral Therapy (ART). A number of HIV positive patients were using traditional medicine and ART concurrently, dropped out of ART because of side effects and were using traditional medicine for HIV. Keywords: Patients, traditional health practitioners, HIV/AIDS management, KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaAfrican Journal of Trad, Comp and Alternative Medicine Vol. 5 (4) 2008: pp. 370-379 |
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