Traditional healers' role in the detection of active tuberculosis cases in a pastoralist community in Ethiopia: a pilot interventional study

• Main Authors: Bezawit Temesgen Sima (Author), Tefera Belachew (Author), Gunnar Bjune (Author), Fekadu Abebe (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: BMC, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Pastoralists rely on traditional healers (THs) for general health problems. However, some studies indicate that such practices result in delays in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) cases. This study aims to assess the role of traditional healers in the detection an...