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A survey of traditional medical practices used for the treatment of malignant tumors in an East African population.
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A group of 119 Tanzanians with cancer were interviewed regarding previous traditional medical experiences prior to evaluation for radiation treatment, finding that traditionally-treated patients tended to have less formal education and a lower standard of living than untreated patients.About:
This article is published in Social Science & Medicine.The article was published on 1985-01-01. It has received 8 citations till now.read more
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Health seeking behavior for cervical cancer in Ethiopia: a qualitative study
Zewdie Birhanu,Alemseged Abdissa,Tefera Belachew,Amare Deribew,Hailemariam Segni,Vivien Tsu,Kim Mulholland,Fiona M. Russell +7 more
TL;DR: Prior to the introduction or scale up of cervical cancer prevention programs, socio-cultural barriers and health service related factors that influence health seeking behavior must be addressed through appropriate community level behavior change communications.
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Prevalence of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine use by cancer patients in low income and lower-middle income countries
TL;DR: From the data available, it is apparent that TCAM use among cancer patients in less developed countries is common; however, additional studies are needed to support the safe and effective management of cancer for patients in LI and LMI countries.
Ethnobotany and ecological studies of plants used for reproductive health: a case study at bia biosphere reserve in the western region of ghana.
Gertrude Lucky,Aku Diame +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, Gertrude L. A. Diame et al. presented a study on the ecology of plants for reproductive health in the context of traditional medicine and traditional medicine.
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Traditional medicine and traditional religion should be included in the school curriculum in Zimbabwe
TL;DR: In this article, a study aimed at identifying situations for learning Mathematics that could contribute to increasing student motivation for learning that subject in Zimbabwean rural secondary school settings was carried out, and the results indicated that learning situations related to science and technology were associated more with boys than with girls.
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The influence of socio-culturaland economic factors on health seeking behaviour: the case of measles in children in rarieda division, siaya district'
TL;DR: The findings reveal that people tend to utilize various therapeutic options for the same episode of illness, and financial resources and cultural beliefs were found to exert a lot of influence on people’s health seeking behaviour.
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The political economy of health
Lesley Doyal,Imogen Pennell +1 more
TL;DR: Theoretical foundations for understanding medicine and health have been discussed in this paper, with a focus on the social production of health and illness: health, illness and the development of capitalism in Britain.
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The African Bantu traditional practice of medicine: Some preliminary observations
TL;DR: Understanding of these beliefs must begin with a systematic and true account in subjective terms of what some Africans do, think, entertain and fear in problematic situations sickness, disease and dis-ease; and this can only be achieved by a systematic study of various traditional medical systems.