The perceived efficacy of western and traditional health care in an urban population in the Northern province, South Africa

The aim of the srudy was to examine the perceived efficacy of five different cypes of therapies (traditional herbalists, diviners, and prophets, western medicine and psychology) in treating 25 common complaints ranging from AIDS to diarrhoea. Participants were interviewed face-to-face with a questi...

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Main Author: Karel Peltzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of the Free State 2024-12-01
Series:Acta Academica
Online Access:https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/aa/article/view/8879
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