south african health beliefs
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Health Beliefs and Practicesin South Africa
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Prevailing health problems
Communicable diseasesHIV/AIDSTBMalariaIllnesses from contaminated food/water
Non-communicable diseasesHypertensionMalnutritionRheumatismChildbirth complications
(WHO, 2010)
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The health care system
Public and private health services available
Shortage of doctors in public sector (Ataguba, 2010)
60-80% of South Africans rely on traditional health practitioners (THPs) in conjunction with modern services (WHO, 2010).
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Traditional health practitioners
Sangoma
Person of high standing in community
Ubuntu philosophy
Mediator between worlds
(Mhame, 2010)
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Norms and Taboos
General traditional healing
Midwifery
Bone setting
Food taboos
Mental health
Rehabilitation
(Mhame, 2010)
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Community health care workers
Community health care workers are used to bridge the gap in healthcare accessibility.
Holistic, culturally-sensitive, community based care.
Tailored to most salient health risks.
Largely run by non-profit organizations.
Still controversial.
(Van Ginneken, 2010)
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Mentor mothers
Peer mentoring between women from adverse conditions
Demonstrated a timely impact on infant and child malnutrition (Roux, 2010)
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References
Ataguba, John Ele-Ojo. "Health Care Financing in South Africa: moving toward universal coverage." Continuing Medical Education. February 2010 Vol. 28, Number 2.
Vaughn, M., L., Jacquez, F., & Baker, C., R. (2009). Cultural Health Attributions, Beliefs, and Practices: Effects on Healthcare and Medical Education. The Open Medical Education Journal, 2, 64-74.
Sengwana, M., & Puoane, T. (2004). Knowledge, beliefs and attitudes of community health workers about hypertension in the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. Curationis, 27(1), 65-71.
Roux, I., Roux, K., Comulada, W., Greco, E., Desmond, K., Mbewu, N., & Rotheram-Borus, M. (2010). Home visits by neighborhood Mentor Mothers provide timely recovery from childhood malnutrition in South Africa: Results from a randomized controlled trial. Nutrition Journal, 9, 56-56.
Mhame, P., Busia, K., & Kasilo Clinical practices of African traditional medicine, O. (2010). Clinical practices of African traditional medicine. African Health Monitor, 13.
Van Ginneken N, Lewina S, Berridged V. The emergence of community health worker programmes in the late apartheid era in South Africa: an historical analysis. Social Science Medicine. 2010
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References
Ataguba, John Ele-Ojo. "Health Care Financing in South Africa: moving toward universal coverage." Continuing Medical Education. February 2010 Vol. 28, Number 2.
Vaughn, M., L., Jacquez, F., & Baker, C., R. (2009). Cultural Health Attributions, Beliefs, and Practices: Effects on Healthcare and Medical Education. The Open Medical Education Journal, 2, 64-74.
Sengwana, M., & Puoane, T. (2004). Knowledge, beliefs and attitudes of community health workers about hypertension in the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. Curationis, 27(1), 65-71.
Roux, I., Roux, K., Comulada, W., Greco, E., Desmond, K., Mbewu, N., & Rotheram-Borus, M. (2010). Home visits by neighborhood Mentor Mothers provide timely recovery from childhood malnutrition in South Africa: Results from a randomized controlled trial. Nutrition Journal, 9, 56-56.
Mhame, P., Busia, K., & Kasilo Clinical practices of African traditional medicine, O. (2010). Clinical practices of African traditional medicine. African Health Monitor, 13.
Van Ginneken N, Lewina S, Berridged V. The emergence of community health worker programmes in the late apartheid era in South Africa: an historical analysis. Social Science Medicine. 2010