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Attitudes of patients with psychiatric illness toward traditional healing

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  • Abdelaziz A Omer
  • Amir A Mufaddel

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Background: The role of traditional healers in the community remains an issue of debate as they have a role in the community that could not be neglected. Traditional medicine can be a barrier for early intervention and treatment of psychiatric disorders. Aim: This study is a cross-sectional descriptive study that aims to evaluate the attitude of patients toward traditional healing in Khartoum teaching hospital in Sudan. Method: Patients who attended the outpatient clinic were asked about previous history of seeking treatment from traditional healers. A specific questionnaire was introduced to participants. Descriptive statistics was used to describe the data variables, and tabulated tables were used to calculate chi-square test for categorical data and the significance was set at p  

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  • Abdelaziz A Omer & Amir A Mufaddel, 2018. "Attitudes of patients with psychiatric illness toward traditional healing," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 64(2), pages 107-111, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:64:y:2018:i:2:p:107-111
    DOI: 10.1177/0020764017748987
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    1. Edwards, S. D., 1986. "Traditional and modern medicine in South Africa: A research study," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 22(11), pages 1273-1276, January.
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