Traditional healers use of personal protective equipment: a qualitative study in rural South Africa

• Main Authors: Carolyn M. Audet (Author), Elisa Gobbo (Author), Daniel E. Sack (Author), Elise M. Clemens (Author), Sizzy Ngobeni (Author), Mevian Mkansi (Author), Muktar H. Aliyu (Author), Ryan G. Wagner (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Traditional healers are frequently exposed to hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) through the widespread practice of traditional "injections", in which the healer performs dozens of subcutaneous incisions using a razo...