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dc.contributor.authorWinston, C.M.
dc.contributor.authorPatel, V.
dc.contributor.authorMusonza, T.
dc.contributor.authorNyathi, Z.
dc.coverage.spatialZimbabween_GB
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-04T10:12:09Z
dc.date.available2014-11-04T10:12:09Z
dc.date.issued1995-09
dc.identifier.citationWinston, C.M. [et al] (1995) A community survey of traditional medical practitioners in high density suburbs of Harare, CAJM vol. 41, no.9. Harare, Avondale: CAJM.en_GB
dc.identifier.issn0008-9176
dc.identifier.urihttps://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/4995
dc.descriptionA CAJM survey on the population of non-Western medical practitioners (TMPs) in Harare low income neighborhoods.en_GB
dc.description.abstractTraditional medical practitioners (TMP) are an important part of the health system in Zimbabwe. The objective of this study was to determine, in the study area, their numbers, socio-demographic characteristics and clinical practice. A cross sectional community survey was conducted in two high density suburbs in Harare, Zimbabwe. A sampling frame of TMP was defined by means of a three stage community census (n = 189). A random stratified sample (n = 110) was interviewed with a semi-structured interview. Nearly half the TMP were not registered with formal organizations. Prophets were more likely to be Zimbabwean, Shona speaking, better educated, to have entered practice at a younger age, had fewer years of experience and charged less for consultations. Many TMP reported busy attendance at their clinics in the evenings or on weekends, but on average, most TMP see few patients. Few TMP specialized in physical disorder. Almost two thirds referred patients to formal medical services and most TMP wished to have greater collaboration with biomedical services.en_GB
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherCentral African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabween_GB
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/en_GB
dc.subjectHealthen_GB
dc.subjectPopulationen_GB
dc.titleA community survey of traditional medical practitioners in high density suburbs of Harareen_GB
dc.typeArticleen_GB
dc.rights.holderUniversity of Zimbabween_GB


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