Traditional health practices: A qualitative inquiry among traditional health practitioners in northern Uganda on becoming a healer, perceived causes of illnesses, and diagnostic approaches
<h4>Background</h4> The practice of traditional and complementary medicine is increasing in most low-and middle-income countries especially for chronic communicable and non-communicable diseases. In this study, we aimed to understand how people gain healing power and become traditional h...
Main Authors: | Amos Deogratius Mwaka, Jennifer Achan, Christopher Garimoi Orach |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2023-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10124846/?tool=EBI |
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