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Master of Public Health

Traditional healer treatment of HIV persists in the era of ART: a mixed methods study from rural South Africa.

AUTHORS

Audet CM , Ngobeni S , Wagner RG , . BMC complementary and alternative medicine. 2017 8 30; 17(1). 434

ABSTRACT

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) substantially contributes to the burden of disease and health care provision in sub-Saharan Africa, where traditional healers play a major role in care, due to both their accessibility and acceptability. In rural, northeastern South Africa, people living with HIV often ping-pong between traditional healers and allopathic providers.

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) substantially contributes to the burden of disease and health care provision in sub-Saharan Africa, where traditional healers play a major role in care, due to both their accessibility and acceptability. In rural, northeastern South Africa, people living with HIV often ping-pong between traditional healers and allopathic providers.

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