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Pulmonary tuberculosis vs. Tindzhaka and Mafularha: A mixed methods inquiry of traditional healers’ perceptions of tuberculosis in rural South Africa

Although awareness of tuberculosis (TB) is high in South Africa, delays in TB testing or treatment persist. Even those with symptoms of TB often delay testing, with one study in Mpumalanga revealing a median allopathic care-seeking delay of four weeks. We sought to understand how traditional healers...

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Autores principales: Audet, Carolyn M., Seabi, Tshegofatso, Ngobeni, Sizzy, Berhanu, Rebecca H., Wagner, Ryan G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10121049/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37083848
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001611