Traditional Practitioners and Nurses' Perspectives on Traditional Medicine Utilisation During Antenatal Care in Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe.
Bulilima
Plumtree
Traditional practitioners
Zimbabwe
antenatal care
nurses
traditional medicine
Journal
Health services insights
ISSN: 1178-6329
Titre abrégé: Health Serv Insights
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101624726
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2021
2021
Historique:
received:
18
01
2021
accepted:
01
07
2021
entrez:
9
8
2021
pubmed:
10
8
2021
medline:
10
8
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Traditional Health System has been reported to be the most accessible, affordable, and acceptable in resource-poor settings, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is utilised for different health needs, including pregnancy management. This study sought to explore traditional and Nurses' perspectives on traditional medicine utilisation during antenatal care in Bulilima District, Plumtree, Zimbabwe. A qualitative survey was conducted on purposively selected nurses' and snowballed traditional health practitioners who responded to unstructured interviews. Data were collected using a digital tape recorder, transcribed, and thematically analysed on Max Qualitative Data Analysis. A total of 6 superordinate and 10 subordinate themes emerged from the collected and analysed data on both traditional practitioners and nurses. The superordinate themes associated with Traditional Medicine utilisation during pregnancy by women were: protective role, beliefs, shortening of labour, cleansing, accessibility, and collaboration between traditional practitioners and modern health practitioners. Nurses expressed their skepticism on the safety and efficacy of traditional medicine utilisation during pregnancy. Women utilise traditional medicines and remedies during pregnancy for different reasons, such as protection from evil spirits, foetus growth and shortening labour. There are concerns regarding their safety from the health service providers, although traditional practitioners share a different view. There is a need for investing in research that would ascertain the safety of these traditional medicines as this system has been a cheaper alternative for those who cannot afford or access modern health services.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Traditional Health System has been reported to be the most accessible, affordable, and acceptable in resource-poor settings, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is utilised for different health needs, including pregnancy management. This study sought to explore traditional and Nurses' perspectives on traditional medicine utilisation during antenatal care in Bulilima District, Plumtree, Zimbabwe.
METHODS
METHODS
A qualitative survey was conducted on purposively selected nurses' and snowballed traditional health practitioners who responded to unstructured interviews. Data were collected using a digital tape recorder, transcribed, and thematically analysed on Max Qualitative Data Analysis.
RESULTS
RESULTS
A total of 6 superordinate and 10 subordinate themes emerged from the collected and analysed data on both traditional practitioners and nurses. The superordinate themes associated with Traditional Medicine utilisation during pregnancy by women were: protective role, beliefs, shortening of labour, cleansing, accessibility, and collaboration between traditional practitioners and modern health practitioners. Nurses expressed their skepticism on the safety and efficacy of traditional medicine utilisation during pregnancy.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Women utilise traditional medicines and remedies during pregnancy for different reasons, such as protection from evil spirits, foetus growth and shortening labour. There are concerns regarding their safety from the health service providers, although traditional practitioners share a different view. There is a need for investing in research that would ascertain the safety of these traditional medicines as this system has been a cheaper alternative for those who cannot afford or access modern health services.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34366673
doi: 10.1177/11786329211034462
pii: 10.1177_11786329211034462
pmc: PMC8299876
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
11786329211034462Informations de copyright
© The Author(s) 2021.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
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