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Plants, 2023 Harmful usage of tobacco is a global public health problem associated with adverse health effects and addiction. Yet, in the Peruvian Amazon, the native region of Nicotiana rustica L., this plant is used in remarkably different manners: it is considered ...
Ilana Berlowitz +4 more
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Symptomatic HIV-positive persons in rural Mozambique who first consult a traditional healer have delays in HIV testing: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 2014 Audet CM +6 more
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International Psychiatry, 2007 Traditional healers are an important source of psychiatric support in many parts of the world, including Africa. They offer a parallel system of belief to conventional medicine regarding the origins, and hence the appropriate treatment of, mental health problems.
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Traditional Healers and Mental Health in Nepal: A Scoping Review. [PDF]
, 2019 Despite extensive ethnographic and qualitative research on traditional healers in Nepal, the role of traditional healers in relation to mental health has not been synthesized.
Franz, Lauren +6 more
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Epistemologi Penyembuhan Kiai Tabib
Islamica: Jurnal Studi Keislaman, 2014 This article analyzes the epistemology of healing developed by kiai-traditional healer. In the Indonesian-Islamic tradition of healing, the kiai-traditional healer develops his own epistemological construct of healing, based on: (1) textual basis (bayânî)
M. Syamsul Huda
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Social Determinants of Maternal Health Behavior among Baduy Women in Lebak, Banten [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Maternal health behavior is a set of behaviors that are practiced on the basis of knowledge and awareness, which enables the mother to help herself in the health field.
Mustikawati, I. S. (Intan)
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Perceptions of Traditional Healing for Mental Illness in Rural Gujarat
Annals of Global Health, 2014 Background: Despite the significant toll of mental illness on the Indian population, resources for patients often are scarce, especially in rural areas.
Julie Schoonover +3 more
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Navigating multiple sources of healing in the context of HIV/AIDS and wide availability of antiretroviral treatment: a qualitative study of community participants’ perceptions and experiences in rural South Africa [PDF]
, 2018 Background: South Africa introduced the world’s largest antiretroviral treatment (ART) program in 2004 and since 2016 the Department of Health implemented a universal Treatment as Prevention (TasP) strategy.
Moshabela, Mosa +3 more
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How to Become a Good Healer in Chinese Medicine?
Chinese Medicine and Culture, 2020 Today, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is a relatively new product of the People's Republic of China. About 1950 Chairman Mao aimed atthe standardization and simplification of many traditional medical schools to guarantee a stable health care for the ...
Udo Lorenzen
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2017 Background Tetanus is a severe infectious disease that can lead to death. The clinical manifestations are due to an exotoxin secreted by Clostridium tetani, a spore-producing Gram-positive bacillus.
Landry W. Tchuenkam +5 more
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