A individually randomized controlled trial comparing Healer-led vs. clinician- led training to improve personal protective equipment use among traditional healers in South Africa.
Like allopathic healthcare workers, healers are also exposed to patients' blood and body fluids. A widespread practice is the traditional "injection," in which the healer performs subcutaneous incisions to rub herbs directly into the bloodied skin, resulting in 1,500 blood exposures o...
Main Authors: | Carolyn M Audet, Tshegofatso Seabi, Taofik Oyekunle, Jennifer Hove, Ryan G Wagner |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2024-01-01
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Series: | PLOS Global Public Health |
Online Access: | https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0002945&type=printable |
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