Dilemma with the local perception of causes of illnesses in central Africa: Muted concept but prevalent in everyday life

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1280-1291

  Sabuni, Louis Paluku ^a  

^a Institut Supérieur Panafricain de Santé Communautaire ISPASC   (Congo)

Author keywords

Bira; Central Africa; Etiological knowledge; Ill health; Nande

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICINE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL AFRICA; CONGO; DIARRHEA; ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; WITCHCRAFT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLACKWATER FEVER; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; DISEASE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TABOO; TOOTH DISEASES; WITCHCRAFT;

EID: 35548957313     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732307307864     Document Type: Article

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