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 |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2024-11-01
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| Series: | BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-024-04700-1 |
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