Perceptions of HIV and mental illness as “Western” or “Traditional” illnesses: a cross-sectional study from Limpopo Province, South Africa

Perceptions of HIV and mental illness as “Western” or “Traditional” illnesses: a cross-sectional study from Limpopo Province, South Africa

Abstract Although Western biomedical treatment has dramatically increased across sub-Saharan African health systems, traditional medicine as a form of healing and beliefs in supernatural powers as explanations for disease remain prevalent. Research in this region has identified HIV in particular as...

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Main Authors: Michael Galvin, Lezanie Coetzee, Patricia Leshabana, Nthabiseng Masebe, Shitshembiso Lebepe, Aneesa Moolla, Amanda R. Tarullo, Peter C. Rockers, Denise Evans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-11-01
Series:BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
Subjects:
Mental illness
HIV
Africa
South Africa
Traditional illnesses
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-024-04700-1
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