Socio-cultural aspects of oral health among the Fulani in Ferlo (Senegal): A qualitative study

Diouf, Malick; Boëtsch, Gilles; Ka, Kanta; Tal-Día, A; Bonfil, Jean Jacques

doi:10.3109/00016357.2012.760044

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“…For example, amongst the Fulani tribe of West Africa, healthy, beautiful teeth were attributes of beauty and elegance, enhanced by tattoos and crafted crowns (Diouf, 2013). Their health problems were generally managed by healers or traditional practitioners who based their practices on empirical and 'handed down' knowledge; for example Socio-anthropological meanings were given to children with neonatal teeth (Diouf, 2013).…”

Section: Traditional Medicines (Tm) Versus Complementary and Alternatmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Apart from the socio-cultural features of TM, its accessibility, client /community orientation and low cost had made it popular amongst Africans (Hodes, 1997;Diouf, 2013;. In African traditional medicine, the curative, training, promoting and rehabilitative services are referred to as clinical practices.…”

Section: Traditional Medicines (Tm) Versus Complementary and Alternatmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The African traditional medicine is directly linked to the socio cultural aspects of their community making them highly respected and influential (Diouf, 2013) and as such effective agents in the promotion of primary health care. The TH own experience, added to the accumulated knowledge handed down by their ancestors and training, allow the TH to offer cheap, but effective remedies for treating the main ailments that afflict the populations of the African; operating under a philosophy that requires a TH to provide health services under a "humanity first" consideration and not for material gain (Mhame, 2010).…”

Section: Th In Primary Health Care/disease Preventionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In fact, TM reflects the socio-religious structure of indigenous societies from which it developed, together with the values, behaviours and practices within their communities. Traditional medicine ultimately aims at restoring the physical, mental and social wellbeing of the patient, through alternative health care delivery to the orthodox medical system (Diouf, 2013).…”

Section: Th In Primary Health Care/disease Preventionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Their health problems were generally managed by healers or traditional practitioners who based their practices on empirical and 'handed down' knowledge; for example Socio-anthropological meanings were given to children with neonatal teeth (Diouf, 2013). For these reasons, it has been proposed that the socio-cultural aspects of health care and the place of herbal medicine in dentistry which are highly linked to African traditional medicine are important in the formulation and implementation of oral health projects and programmes in most African countries (Diouf, 2013).…”

Section: Traditional Medicines (Tm) Versus Complementary and Alternatmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A review of the role of African traditional medicine in the management of oral diseases

Agbor¹,

Naidoo²

2016

Afr. J. Trad. Compl. Alt. Med.

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Background: Poverty, inadequacy of health services, shortage of health workers, infectious diseases scourges, rampant shortage of drugs and equipment in existing health facilities make traditional medicine an important component of healthcare in Africa, especially in oral health care. This review was done to document the role of African traditional medicine in oral health care delivery in order to provide a comprehensive documentation, identify research gaps, and suggest perspectives for future research. Materials and Methods: Available references or reports in English and French on the use of African traditional medicine in oral health care were consulted from published scientific journals, books, reports from national, regional and international organizations, theses, conference papers and other grey materials. Literature was searched on international online databases such as Pubmed, MEDLINE, Science Direct, Scopus and Google using the MeSH words "Traditional medicine or healer", "oral health", "dental caries", "dental", "primary oral health care' and "medicinal plants". Results: Contemporary African communities operate a pluralistic health system whereby highly sophisticated biomedical health care co-exists and even competes with traditional medical practices. Though most patients opt for dual consultations, the introduction of biomedicine has never replaced traditional indigenous medicine and traditional healers are consulted for several reasons making dual treatment a common occurrence in many communities. Factors such as the lack of health care workers, inequalities in the health sector due to socio-cultural and socio-economic disparities prevent people from patronising both health care systems. Therapeutic methods used by African traditional healers include herbalism, psychotherapy, simple surgical procedures, rituals and symbolism. The types of medications used by traditional healers were classified as preventive and prophylactic medications. Some practices of traditional healers included tooth extractions with medicinal plants and also in other practices resulting in exposure to blood; practices involving the use of shared instruments had been reported to be responsible for the transmission of HIV/AIDS. Other harmful practices include gemectomy, uvulectomy and different forms of infant oral mutilations. Conclusion: Traditional healers provide dental care, but their work was not integrated with that of a dentist. Traditional healers have special qualities that make them highly effective in primary oral health care therefore making them inevitable stakeholders in primary oral health care delivery. The research gaps in this review include the integration of traditional medicine into the oral health care systems of many African countries and the evaluation of the treatment outcomes of traditional medicine in dental care.

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Section: Traditional Medicines (Tm) Versus Complementary and Alternatmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Traditional Medicines (Tm) Versus Complementary and Alternatmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Th In Primary Health Care/disease Preventionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Th In Primary Health Care/disease Preventionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Traditional Medicines (Tm) Versus Complementary and Alternatmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Utilization Methods and Practices of Herbal Medicine in Africa

Ogidi,

Emaikwu

2023

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Socio-cultural aspects of oral health among the Fulani in Ferlo (Senegal): A qualitative study

Abstract: It is therefore important to consider the sociocultural aspects in oral health projects and programmes; the place of herbal medicine in dentistry should be recognized and maybe researched in the region of the Great Green Wall.

Cited by 12 publications

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A review of the role of African traditional medicine in the management of oral diseases

A review of the role of African traditional medicine in the management of oral diseases

Utilization Methods and Practices of Herbal Medicine in Africa

Utilization Methods and Practices of Herbal Medicine in Africa

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