| Metaphysical and value underpinnings of traditional medicine in West Africa. | |
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PMID: 21390575 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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This study investigated the extent to which recourse to traditional healers depended on biometric variables; ways of knowing in good time what ailments were more likely to be better handled by traditional healers; rationale behind traditional healing methodologies. On the whole, four research questions were engaged. The sample for the study included residents in urban (Benin City) and rural (Ehime Mbano) communities in Nigeria. The instruments comprised of two questionnaires. The traditional healers were also interviewed in addition. The findings of the research included the following: in both rural and urban areas, women and more elderly persons had more recourse than other groups to traditional medicine; Christians, less educated persons, self-employed persons and women affirmed most strongly to the efficacy of traditional medicine over Western medicine with respect to certain ailments; ways for averting spiritual illnesses included obeying instructions from ancestors and offering regular sacrifices to the gods; methods used by traditional healers to determine whether an ailment was "spiritual" or as a result of home problems included diagnosis linked to divination, interpretation of dreams particularly those involving visits by ancestors, interpretation of nightmares and omens such as the appearance of owls; methods for curing patients included use of herbs particularly those believed to have magical powers, offering of sacrifices, use of incantations and wearing of protective medicine. |
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Peter F Omonzejele; Chukwugozie Maduka |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2011-03-09 |
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Title: Chinese journal of integrative medicine Volume: 17 ISSN: 1672-0415 ISO Abbreviation: Chin J Integr Med Publication Date: 2011 Feb |
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Created Date: 2011-03-10 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101181180 Medline TA: Chin J Integr Med Country: China |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 99-104 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Philosophy, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria, pomonzejele@yahoo.com. |
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