The characteristics of patients of spiritual healing homes and traditional, doctors in Southeastern Nigeria

Uyanga, Joseph

doi:10.1016/0271-7123(79)90053-1

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“…The studies also showed that the initial pathways for care were through spiritualists or traditional medicine (Aghukwa, 2012; Aniebue & Ekwueme, 2009;Jegede, 1981;Lasebikan et al, 2012;Makanjuola, 1985;Odinka et al, 2014;Ohaeri & Fido, 2001;Nonye & Oseloka, 2009). According to Uyanga (1979), spiritual healers specialize in various illness including mental disorders and the patients derive some psychological satisfaction from these practices due to their ability to provide some supernatural and spiritual explanations. Nigeria is a religious country and tends to attribute whatever circumstances or situations that come their way to 'God' or supernatural forces (NBS, 2016).…”

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Perceptions, attitudes and cultural understandings of mental health in Nigeria: a scoping review of published literature

Labinjo

Serrant

Ashmore

et al. 2020

Mental Health, Religion & Culture

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Perceptions, attitudes and cultural understandings of mental health in Nigeria: a scoping review of published literature

Labinjo

Serrant

Ashmore

et al. 2020

Mental Health, Religion & Culture

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“…The concept of training traditional healers and medical personnel to deliver traditional and Western healthcare to communities requires further consideration and a plan of implementation. Uyanga (1979) addressed the role of traditional and spiritual healers in south-eastern Nigeria, the type of patients who visit particular healers, the factors that influence their choice, and the reason for the popularity of traditional and spiritual healers despite increasing urbanization and expansion of medical facilities in the area. The findings observed marked gender, age and socioeconomic differences between patients who patronized the two types of healers.…”

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The characteristics of people with mental illness who are under treatment in traditional healer centres in Sudan

Sorketti

Zainal

Habil

2011

Int J Soc Psychiatry

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This study improves the understanding about what types of people with mental illness are treated at these traditional healer centres and gives recommendations that can help in improving the quality of services in these centres. It can probably be used in building bridges of collaboration between these centres and the available mental health and psychiatric services in Sudan, especially at primary healthcare level.

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“…Often, biomedical and folk illness representations co-exist [15], driving both self-management and help-seeking choices [16]. Patients with chronic conditions, such as diabetes, are more likely to have recourse to traditional healers, especially when treatment within the formal health system is perceived as having failed [17,18]. However, it is uncertain how the health system and patient factors affect patients' pathways from the time they experience diabetes symptoms up to when they get enrolled into care in this setting.…”

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Understanding the diagnostic delays and pathways for diabetes in eastern Uganda: A qualitative study

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Background Type 2 diabetes is rapidly becoming a significant challenge in Uganda and other low and middle-income countries. A large proportion of the population remains undiagnosed. To understand diagnostic delay, we explored the diagnostic pathways for diabetes among patients receiving care at a semi-urban district hospital in eastern Uganda. Methods Eligible participants were patients aged 35–70 years receiving care at the diabetes clinic of Iganga district hospital between April and May 2019 and their healthcare providers. Patients were interviewed using an interview guide to collect information on patients’ symptoms and their diagnostic experience. A separate interview guide was used to understand the organisation of the diabetes services and the diabetes diagnostic process at the hospital. Using maximum variation purposive sampling, we selected 17 diabetes patients aged 35–68 years, diagnosed within the previous three years, and the three health workers managing the diabetes clinic at Iganga hospital. The data was analysed using ATLAS.ti version 8 to code, organise and track the data segments. We conducted template analysis using a priori themes derived from the intervals of Walter’s model of Pathways to Treatment to identify the factors influencing diagnostic delay. Results We identified four typologies: a short diagnostic pathway, protracted appraisal pathway, protracted appraisal and diagnostic interval pathway, and delayed treatment pathway. The pathways of patients with protracted appraisal or diagnostic intervals demonstrated strong socio-cultural influences. There was a firm reliance on traditional healers both before and after diagnosis which deferred enrolment into care. Other health system barriers implicated in delayed diagnosis included stock-out of diagnostic supplies, misdiagnosis, and missed diagnosis. Denial of diagnosis was also found to lead to delayed initiation of care. Conclusion Reducing diagnostic delay requires addressing both negative socio-cultural influences and the adoption of system-wide interventions to address barriers to timely diagnosis.

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The characteristics of patients of spiritual healing homes and traditional, doctors in Southeastern Nigeria

Cited by 11 publications

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Perceptions, attitudes and cultural understandings of mental health in Nigeria: a scoping review of published literature

Perceptions, attitudes and cultural understandings of mental health in Nigeria: a scoping review of published literature

The characteristics of people with mental illness who are under treatment in traditional healer centres in Sudan

Understanding the diagnostic delays and pathways for diabetes in eastern Uganda: A qualitative study

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