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23. To End Child Witchcraft Accusations, A Task for the Whole Church

OKH Journal: Anthropological Ethnography and Analysis Through the Eyes of Christian Faith, 2020
Maimouna Jessica Obot
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14. Witchcraft Accusations in Comparative Contexts: The Early Modern European Witch-hunts and Alleged Child Witches in the Democratic Republic of Congo

OKH Journal: Anthropological Ethnography and Analysis Through the Eyes of Christian Faith, 2020
Kenneth P. Minkema, Phillip D. Davis
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Socio-Cultural Factors Affecting Child Witchcraft Labelling Among the People of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.

IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 2012
Okorie Kalu Osonwa
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The W Word: Witchcraft Labelling and Child Safeguarding in Social Work Practice, Prospera Tedam and Awura Adjoa

The British Journal of Social Work, 2018
Nimal Jude
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"Satanism is witchcraft's younger sibling": Changing perceptions of natural and supernatural anaemia causality in Malawian children.

PLoS ONE, 2021
In countries of sub-Saharan Africa, many children are admitted to hospital with severe forms of anaemia. The late hospital admissions of anaemic children contribute significantly to child morbidity and mortality in these countries. This qualitative study
Sarah Svege, Thandile Nkosi-Gondwe, Siri Lange   +2 more
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Concealed pregnancy as an act of care? A qualitative analysis of motivations for concealing and non-disclosure of early pregnancy in The Gambia

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2023
Background A barrier to achieving first trimester antenatal care (ANC) attendance in many countries has been the widespread cultural practice of not discussing pregnancies in the early stages.
Sabine Parrish, Senthil K. Vasan, Fredrik Karpe, Polly Hardy-Johnson, Ousman Jarjou, Mustapha Bittaye, Andrew M. Prentice, Stanley Ulijaszek, Modou Jobe   +8 more
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Social-Cultural Factors Affecting Child Marriage in Sumenep

Jurnal Promkes: The Indonesian Journal of Health Promotion and Health Education, 2020
Background: Child marriage is still common in Indonesia both in urban and rural areas. One of possible causes is socio-cultural background. In Madura, the community still stick to culture and customs.
Ainur Mila Rofika, Iswari Hariastuti
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Healthcare beliefs and practices of kin caregivers in South Africa: implications for child survival

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background Appropriate health-seeking practices may have a positive influence on child survival, particularly when practiced by kin caregivers of children who are below the age of 5 years.
Khuthala Mabetha, Nicole C. De Wet-Billings, Clifford O. Odimegwu   +2 more
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The lexicon manuscript by Dimitrije Čemerikić as a source for ethnolinguistic and ethnologic research [PDF]

Glasnik Etnografskog Instituta SANU, 2014
This paper highlights the importance of Dimitrije Čemerikić’s handwritten collection of words from the historic city of Prizren as a valuable resource for the ethnolinguistic and ethnologic study of its colorful, multicultural past.
Petrović Snežana, Tasovac Toma
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Traditional Medicine Beliefs and Practices among Caregivers of Children under Five Years-The Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS), Western Kenya: A qualitative study.

PLoS ONE, 2022
BackgroundApproximately 80% of the population residing in sub-Saharan Africa relies on Traditional Medicine (TM). However, literature on factors motivating the use of TM for children under the age of five in these settings is limited.
Sarah Hawi Ngere, Victor Akelo, Ken Ondeng'e, Renee Ridzon, Peter Otieno, Maryanne Nyanjom, Richard Omore, Beth A Tippett Barr   +7 more
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