Perceptions of HIV and mental illness as "Western" or "Traditional" illnesses: a cross-sectional study from Limpopo Province, South Africa

• Main Authors: Michael Galvin (Author), Lezanie Coetzee (Author), Patricia Leshabana (Author), Nthabiseng Masebe (Author), Shitshembiso Lebepe (Author), Aneesa Moolla (Author), Amanda R. Tarullo (Author), Peter C. Rockers (Author), Denise Evans (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Although Western biomedical treatment has dramatically increased across sub-Saharan African health systems, traditional medicine as a form of healing and beliefs in supernatural powers as explanations for disease remain prevalent. Research in this region has identified HIV in particular as...