A model for the incorporation of the traditional healers into the national health care delivery system of South Africa

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL.3, 2012, Pages

  Pinkoane, Martha G ^a   Greeff, Minrie ^b   Koen, Magdalena P ^b  

^a VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biomedical personnel; Incorporation; Model; National health care deliver system; Patients; Traditional healer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DATA ANALYSIS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOUTH AFRICA; THEORY VALIDATION; TRADITIONAL HEALER; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; AFRICAN MEDICINE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84899599419     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajtcam.v9i3S.2     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Abdool Karim, S.S; Ziqubu-Page, T.T & Arendse, R. (1994). Bridging the gap: Potential for health care partnership between African traditional healers and biomedical personnel in South Africa. South African Medical Journal, December, 84 (2): 1-16
2. Burns, N. & Grove, S.K. (1997). The practice of nursing research: Conduct, Critique and Utilization. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders.
3. Chinn, P. L & Kramer, M.K. (1995) Theory and Nursing: A systematic approach. St. Louis: Mosby Year book.
4. Department of Health (1996). Annual Report. Pretoria: Government Printers. 60 p.
5. Department of Health. (1997). White Paper for the transformation of health systems in South Africa. (Notice 667). Government Gazette, 17:910-1. April 16. 232 p.
6. Department of Health. (2000). Guidelines for Good Practise in the Conduct of the Clinical Trials in Human participants in South Africa. Pretoria: Government Printers.
7. Department of Health. (2003-2007) The Traditional Health Practitioners Act. (Notice 979). Government Gazette, 24704. April. 11. 3-36.
8. Dickoff, S., James, P. & Wiedebach, E. (1968). Theory in a practice discipline. Part 1. Practice orientated theory. Nursing Research, 17 (5) Sept-Oct 1968: 415-435.
9. Greeff, M. (1991). 'n Model vir psigiatriese verpleegkundige begeleiding van die pasiente met geestesongemaak. Johannesburg: RAU. (A doctoral theses.)
10. Hardy, M.E. (1978). Theoretical Foundations For Nursing. New York: MSS Information corporation.
11. Peu, M.D., Troskie, R. & Hatting, S.P. (2001). Attitude of community health nurses towards integration of traditional healers in Primary Health Care in North West Province. Curationis, 25(1) 49-55.
12. Pinkoane, M. G. Greeff, M & Williams, M.S.J. (2001). Patient relationship and therapeutic techniques of the South Sotho traditional healer. Curationis. 28(4) 20-30.
13. Pinkoane, M.G., Greeff, M. & Koen, M.P. (2005a). Models for the incorporation of traditional healers into the National Health Care Delivery System: A literature review Unpublished Theses (Article 1). Potchefstroom. North West University.
14. Pinkoane, M.G., Greeff, M. & Koen, M.P. (2005b). Traditional healers' perceptions and attitudes regarding the incorporation of traditional healers into the National Health Care Delivery System of South Africa. Unpublished Theses (Article 2). Potchefstroom. North West University.
15. Pinkoane, M.G., Greeff, M. & Koen, M.P. (2005c). The biomedical personnel's perceptions and attitudes regarding the incorporation of traditional healers into the National Health Care Delivery System of South Africa. Unpublished Theses (Article 3). Potchefstroom. North West University.
16. Pinkoane, M.G., Greeff, M. & Koen, M.P. (2005e). Policy makers' perceptions and attitudes regarding the incorporation of traditional healers into the National Health Care Delivery System of South Africa. Curationis. 30 (4)15-29.
17. Tesch, G (1990). Research design: qualitative and quantitative approaches. (In Cresswell, J. Ed. A qualitative approach. Library of congress catalogues in publication data.133-157.)
18. World Health Organization. (1987). Traditional healers as community health care workers. A review of projects using traditional healer as Community Health Care worker. Geneva.
19. World Health Organization. (2000). Promoting the role of traditional medicine in health systems: a strategy for the African region. 2001-2010. Harare: WHO regional office for Africa.
20. Wilson, H.S. (1989). Research in Nursing. California: Addison Wesley.
21. Zungu Chief. (1992). Should traditional healers be recognised and registered/ If so, how should this occur? Centre for Health Policy. University of Witwatersrand.17p.