Practices and Perspectives of Traditional Bone Setters in Northern Tanzania

• Main Authors: Elizabeth B. Card (Author), Joy E. Obayemi (Author), Octavian Shirima (Author), Matayo Lazaro (Author), Honest Massawe (Author), John W. Stanifer (Author), Ajay Premkumar (Author), Neil P. Sheth (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Ubiquity Press, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Traditional health practitioners remain a critical source of care in Tanzania, more than 50% of Tanzanians frequently using their services. With a severe shortage of orthopaedic surgeons (1:3.3 million Tanzanians) traditional bone setters (TBSs) could potentially expand access to musculo...