Bridging the gap: How traditional healers interact with their patients. A comparative study in Cameroon

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1099-1108

  Labhardt, Niklaus D ^a   Aboa, Sabine M ^b   Manga, Engelbert ^b   Bensing, Jozien M ^c   Langewitz, Wolf ^d  

^a Hopital du Jura   (Switzerland)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Cameroon)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

African Traditional Medicine; communication; Health Care Seeking Behaviour; patient centeredness; patient provider interaction; Roter Interaction Analysis System (RIAS)

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

CAMEROON; COMMUNICATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RURAL HEALTH;

CAMEROON;

EID: 77955406455     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02575.x     Document Type: Article

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