Search Results - "Traditional healer"
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How modern-day traditional healers diagnose and treat cancer : the case of Malaysia.
Published 2011“…Traditional healers are so embedded in the Malay culture that they are often the first and sometimes only source of healthcare even for chronic diseases such as cancer. …”
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One common world, two different stories: the beliefs and practices of Malaysia and South Africa traditional healers
Published 2015“…Traditional healers are widely accepted by traditional societies but literature shows that they are extensively employed by the urban people of Malaysia and South Africa. …”
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Traditional healers are causing treatment delay among patients with psychosis in Hospital Kuala Lumpur: fact or fallacy?
Published 2010“…Objective: Mental health services in Malaysia often face competition from traditional healers especially among patients with psychosis. …”
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Prevalence & experience of contact with traditional healers among patients with first-episode psychosis in Hospital Kuala Lumpur.
Published 2010“…Introduction: Patients with mental disorders in Malaysia often seek help from traditional healers prior to consulting psychiatric service. …”
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Experience of patients and carers with traditional healing and psychiatric services, and the outcome of psychosis for patients who attend traditional services in Sudan / Ehab Ali S...
Published 2013“…The use of traditional healers is common worldwide, especially in developing countries. …”
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Acceptance of Kuala Lumpur Malay’s residents towards rukyah (incantation)
Published 2011“…In conclusion, the respondents were found to accept treatments done through rukyah (incantation) and the Malay traditional healer (bomoh) moderately, but they were less acceptence towards the learning of rukyah (incantation). …”
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Speech communication related to the process of traditional therapeutic efforts among the Baduy people in Lebak Regency, Indonesia
Published 2020“…Speech communication employs various and complex expressive ways ranging from linguistic to extralinguistic features, and it studies the interaction between the speaker and listener, including interpersonal interaction like the one between a patient and his or her traditional healer. This article discusses some of the issues concerning the language used in the traditional healing process which uses Baduy mantra among the community. …”
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The assimilation of Western medicine into a semi-nomadic healthcare system: A case study of the indigenous Aeta Magbukún, Philippines
Published 2014“…At the Aeta village level, the changing socio-political influence among the kagun (traditional healer), the NGOs, and the Municipal Council in terms of healthcare provision is pivotal, as the kagun has chosen to integrate the Western medicine and healthcare services into their traditional healthcare system, without simply rejecting them. …”
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Exploring the Risks of Repeated Pregnancy Among Adolescents and Young Women in the Philippines
Published 2019“…High risks for repeat pregnancy were observed among adolescent women who reported younger age at first birth and received prenatal care from a traditional healer which entail promotion of trained prenatal care. …”
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Attitude and its associated factors among adults towards traditional eye medicine in Gondar City, Northwest Ethiopia : a cross-sectional study
Published 2021“…Community awareness programme through collaboration of the health ministry and traditional healers on traditional eye medicine use can help to promote the right perception and reduce the risk of complications.…”
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Effects of Erythroxylum Cuneatum (Miq.) Kurz on cellular and synaptic adaptation of chronic morphine-addicted human neuroblastoma cell line at protein level
Published 2017“…Uses of E. cuneatum in alternative medicines or remedies are limited. Indigenous traditional healer claimed that the plant was used in treating drug withdrawal. …”
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Approaches to “mental health” in low-income countries: a case study of Uganda
Published 2013“…The second involved interviews with health staff, traditional healers and the public in the Buganda Kingdom of Uganda. …”
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‘MAIN TERI’ TRADITIONAL HEALING STILL WIDELY SOUGHT-AFTER
Published 2016“…PENANG, 3 February 2016 – Traditional healing or Main Teri performed by traditional healers called Tok Teri is still much sought after by those seeking alternatives to modern treatment.…”
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Gene Expression Of Interleukin-4 (Il-4) Cytokine In Clinacanthus Nutans - Treated Macrophages
Published 2015“…It was claimed to consist several phytomedicinal properties such as antiinflammatory activities, antioxidants and anti-herpes amongst the traditional healers.…”
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Reproductive tract infection and treatment seeking behaviour of the married women of reproductive age in a slum of Dhaka City
Published 2007“…For vaginal discharge, lower abdominal pain and painful coitus, majority of the respondents sought treatment from traditional healers and for difficulties in urination and vaginal itching majority of them received treatment from a chemist. …”
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Conserving Local Knowledge In Traditional Healing Through Knowledge Transfer
Published 2015“…The fact that LK is practiced by only a few these days could be due to lack of knowledge transfer to the younger generations from the traditional healers who are knowledgeable in the communities. …”
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The role of psychiatrists and Muslim faith healers in mental health issues
Published 2018“…The divisions of Muslim faith healers are rather complicated, for example Malay traditional healers or bomoh should not be categorized in the same group as Muslim faith healers. …”
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