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Research outputs: TRADITIONAL HEALERS
2008 Traditional male circumcision remains a dangerous business
Male circumcision using traditional methods is a dangerous, even life-threatening, rite of passage. In presumably the first study to test t...
2008 Attitudes of preinitiates towards traditional male circumcision in the context of HIV in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
The aim of this study was to assess attitudes of preinitiates towards traditional Male Circumcision (MC) in the context of HIV. The sample i...
2007 Indigenous healing practices in Malawi
One of the most important areas of African culture in which the significant presence of traditional beliefs can be seen is through sickness ...
2006 HIV/AIDS/STI/TB knowledge, beliefs and practices of traditional healers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
In a cross sectional study 233 traditional healers were interviewed in three selected communities in KwaZulu-Natal. The aim of this study w...