Awareness of diabetes mellitus among African traditional healers in the Nelson Mandela Metropole

Diabetes mellitus, a chronic illness, affects approximately 8% of black South Africans. Traditional healers are an integral part of the lifestyle of the African people. Opsomming Diabetes mellitus, 'n chroniese siekte, affekteer na raming 8% van Suid-Afrika se swart bevolking. Tradisionele gene...

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Main Authors: Mea van Huyssteen (Author), Millidhashni Reddy (Author), Nadasen T Naidoo (Author), Shirley-Anne Boschmans (Author), Jane McCartney (Author), Maryna van de Venter (Author)
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Published: AOSIS, 2004-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:Diabetes mellitus, a chronic illness, affects approximately 8% of black South Africans. Traditional healers are an integral part of the lifestyle of the African people. Opsomming Diabetes mellitus, 'n chroniese siekte, affekteer na raming 8% van Suid-Afrika se swart bevolking. Tradisionele genesers is 'n integrale deel van die lewenswyse van dié bevolkingsgroep. *Please note: This is a reduced version of the abstract. Please refer to PDF for full text.
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2071-9736
10.4102/hsag.v9i1.153