Opinions of African caretakers of children at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital regarding the linking of traditional healers to western health settings

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dc.contributor.advisorSturgeon, Shonaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorTabane, Elizabeth Mamatleen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-14T12:59:19Z
dc.date.available2016-09-14T12:59:19Z
dc.date.issued1995en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leave 85-90.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractHealth care systems play an important role in maintaining good health in communities. In South Africa, Africans are continually faced with the dilemma of choosing western or traditional values. The literature has shown that African people use both western and traditional systems simultaneously. The South African government is also considering to include traditional healers in the national health policy .This study examines the opinions of African parents or caretakers of children at Red Cross War Memorial Children' s Hospital regarding their use of western and traditional health systems and their opinion regarding their linkage. The research method for this exploratory study was a focus group and structured interview. The results indicated that in the communities from which the respondents were drawn there are many Africans who consult traditional healers. The results further indicated that many Africans consult both western doctors and traditional healers for the same medical problem. The results also indicated that the respondents considered it necessary to link traditional healers to western health settings. Recommendations for future research are included.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationTabane, E. M. (1995). <i>Opinions of African caretakers of children at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital regarding the linking of traditional healers to western health settings</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Social Development. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21772en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationTabane, Elizabeth Mamatle. <i>"Opinions of African caretakers of children at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital regarding the linking of traditional healers to western health settings."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Social Development, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21772en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationTabane, E. 1995. Opinions of African caretakers of children at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital regarding the linking of traditional healers to western health settings. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Tabane, Elizabeth Mamatle AB - Health care systems play an important role in maintaining good health in communities. In South Africa, Africans are continually faced with the dilemma of choosing western or traditional values. The literature has shown that African people use both western and traditional systems simultaneously. The South African government is also considering to include traditional healers in the national health policy .This study examines the opinions of African parents or caretakers of children at Red Cross War Memorial Children' s Hospital regarding their use of western and traditional health systems and their opinion regarding their linkage. The research method for this exploratory study was a focus group and structured interview. The results indicated that in the communities from which the respondents were drawn there are many Africans who consult traditional healers. The results further indicated that many Africans consult both western doctors and traditional healers for the same medical problem. The results also indicated that the respondents considered it necessary to link traditional healers to western health settings. Recommendations for future research are included. DA - 1995 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1995 T1 - Opinions of African caretakers of children at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital regarding the linking of traditional healers to western health settings TI - Opinions of African caretakers of children at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital regarding the linking of traditional healers to western health settings UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21772 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/21772
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationTabane EM. Opinions of African caretakers of children at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital regarding the linking of traditional healers to western health settings. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Social Development, 1995 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21772en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Social Developmenten_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherHealers - South Africa - Cape Town - Public opinion.en_ZA
dc.subject.otherBlacks - South Africa - Cape Town - Attitudesen_ZA
dc.subject.otherMedical care - South Africa - Cape Town - Public opinionen_ZA
dc.subject.otherTraditional medicine - South Africaen_ZA
dc.titleOpinions of African caretakers of children at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital regarding the linking of traditional healers to western health settingsen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMSocScen_ZA
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