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Journal articles on the topic "Traditional medicine – Zimbabwe"
Cavender, Tony. "The Professionalization of Traditional Medicine in Zimbabwe." Human Organization 47, no. 3 (September 1, 1988): 251–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.17730/humo.47.3.h287255716733517.
Full textTagwireyi, D., D. E. Ball, and C. F. B. Nhachi. "Traditional medicine poisoning in Zimbabwe: clinical presentation and management in adults." Human & Experimental Toxicology 21, no. 11 (November 2002): 579–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1191/0960327102ht299oa.
Full textDimene, Liphapang, Mutseyekwa Fadzai, Jephat Chifamba, Gerald Nyakatawa, Carol Mahachi, Amos Marume, Michael Bhebhe, and Tafadzwa Taderera. "A cross-sectional study to determine the use of alternative medicines during pregnancy in the district hospitals in Manicaland, Zimbabwe." African Health Sciences 20, no. 1 (April 20, 2020): 64–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v20i1.11.
Full textSande, Nomatter. "Greening Faith and Herbology in Pentecostalism in Zimbabwe." Journal of Religion in Africa 49, no. 1 (December 22, 2020): 59–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15700666-12340158.
Full textMudonhi, Nicholas, and Wilfred Njabulo Nunu. "Traditional Practitioners and Nurses’ Perspectives on Traditional Medicine Utilisation During Antenatal Care in Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe." Health Services Insights 14 (January 2021): 117863292110344. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/11786329211034462.
Full textWendland, Claire L. "Modernizing medicine in Zimbabwe: HIV/AIDS and traditional healers." Global Public Health 7, no. 10 (December 2012): 1188–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2012.734842.
Full textEgullion, Claude. "Training traditional midwives in Manicaland, Zimbabwe." International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 23, no. 4 (September 1985): 287–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0020-7292(85)90022-0.
Full textNyanga, Loveness K., Martinus J. R. Nout, Tendekayi H. Gadaga, Teun Boekhout, and Marcel H. Zwietering. "Traditional Processing ofMasauFruits (Ziziphus Mauritiana) in Zimbabwe." Ecology of Food and Nutrition 47, no. 1 (February 14, 2008): 95–107. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03670240701702321.
Full textChoguya, Naume Zorodzai. "Traditional Birth Attendants and Policy Ambivalence in Zimbabwe." Journal of Anthropology 2014 (May 7, 2014): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/750240.
Full textWINSTON, C. M., and V. PATEL. "Use of Traditional and Orthodox Health Services in Urban Zimbabwe." International Journal of Epidemiology 24, no. 5 (1995): 1006–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/24.5.1006.
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Frommer, Chloe Giselle. "The cultural right to practice traditional medicinal knowledge in Zimbabwe /." Thesis, McGill University, 2002. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=79766.
Full textChawatama, Brighton Itayi. "Knowledge-based integration of Zimbabwean traditional medicines into the National Healthcare System: A case study of prostate cancer." University of the Western Cape, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/7009.
Full textThis study sought to identify the bottlenecks in the promotion of Zimbabwean Traditional Medicines (ZTMs) towards improving the national healthcare delivery system. The indigenous medicines lost value and recognition to the Conventional Western Medicines introduced by the British colonialist since 1871 and is still dominating the national healthcare delivery system. There are growing challenges to ensure accessibility of affordable drugs especially for primary healthcare. The World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations (UN) is in support of re-engaging indigenous medical interventions to achieve the Millennium development goals. Indigenous Traditional Medicine Knowledge-Based Systems (ITMKS) form the basis of the main source of health care for about 80% of the population in the developing countries. The implementation of the Zimbabwe Traditional Medicines Policy (ZTMP) has been at a stand-still since inception in 2007. The research used mixed methods involving qualitative and quantitative approaches. Data was collected through desk and field research. Questionnaires and focus group discussions were used to record perceptions and attitudes of key informants. The stakeholders included Traditional Health Practitioners (THPs), Medical Doctors, Pharmacists, Medical Research Council of Zimbabwe (MRCZ) staff, Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ), Traditional Medical Practitioner’s Council (TMPC), Zimbabwe National Traditional Healers Association (Zinatha), Ministry of Health and Childcare, WHO, Higher Education Institutions (UZ School of Pharmacy staff and students), Christian Groups, NGOs and Prostate Cancer Patients in Harare CBD. The stakeholders sampling framework was obtained from the list of registered practitioners. The stakeholder mapping involved selection of 5 key informants from each focus group obtained through random selection. The Snowball sampling technique was used to follow the closest 5 key informants in each focus group. The key findings established that 80% of respondents agreed to the integration of ZTM. The major bottlenecks were lack of modern dosage forms and standardization to determine quality, safety and efficacy of the ZTM. The study suggests that in order to fast track the integration process, a bottom up implementation strategy providing ZTM advocacy, capacity building in the institutionalization and training of ZTMPs, pharmacists and CMP need to be engaged for a favorable and quick buy-in. The study also recommends further analysis of the Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) areas of specialization in pharmaceutical practice in order to improve treatment outcomes.
Samuriwo, Kuwandandishe Priscilla. "An exploration of methods used by Shona speaking traditional health practitioners in the prevention of mental illness." Thesis, University of Limpopo, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/2054.
Full textStudies by the World Health Organisation have shown that mental illness is an international health concern across the globe, with one in four people (25%) suffering from mental disorders in both developed and developing countries. In many African countries traditional health practitioners are the health care providers of choice for individuals, families and communities. The aim of this study was to explore methods used by Shona speaking traditional health practitioners in the prevention of mental illness in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. A qualitative research design was used in the present study. Ten Shona speaking traditional health practitioners (male=9; female=1) were selected through purposive sampling and requested to participate in the study. Data was collected using semi-structured interviews and analysed through thematic content analysis. It was found that traditional healers tend to commonly understand and conceptualise mental illness in terms of the causes instead attaching nosological labels to these conditions. The findings of the study also show that most of the traditional health practitioners interviewed had similar methods of preventing mental illness both in families and individuals. Culture was found to be central in shaping how the traditional health practitioners understand and prevent mental illness. Ancestors were found to be pivotal in specifically determining the methods to prevent mental illness for each client. The study is concluded by recommending closer collaboration between the dominant Western health care system and traditional healing in order to improve mental health care provision in Zimbabwe.
Mambanga, Pfungwa. "The role of traditional health practitioners in health promotion: A case study of the Pfura Rural District, Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe." Thesis, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1419.
Full textDepartment of African Studies
Traditional health practice is an important and often underestimated part of health care. Since time immemorial traditional health ensured and covered all major areas of health promotion, which included preventative, promotive, curative, rehabilitative, and surgical practices. In low- and middle-income countries where the number of practitioners of modern medicine may not be enough to meet the health care needs of the country, traditional health promotion is central. Given that in many societies the practices are done in secret, it therefore makes it difficult for people in general to access proper service from traditional health practitioners. This study explored the role of traditional health practitioners in promoting health in a rural community. The study adopted a qualitative approach which was descriptive, explorative and interpretative, targeting the registered traditional health practitioners in villages of Ward X of the Pfura Rural District Council. A non-probability purposive and snowball sampling method was used to identify twenty-two (22) male and female participants. The participants were registered diviners, herbalists and traditional birth attendants. The data which was collected through in-depth interviews, field notes, audio recordings and observation were thematically analyzed using Tesch’s method of data analysis and presented in categories, themes and subthemes. The study revealed that the traditional health practitioners in Pfura, are playing a vital role in offering primary health care for the people. Traditional health practitioners offer healing through their extensive knowledge of herbal and animal-based medicines and therapeutic actions such as rituals. The study established the use of herbs, traditional ceremonies, taboos, cultural norms as health promotive practices. Traditional healers in Pfura have demonstrated their efficacy and remained a powerful establishment in society through their easy access to the ancestral spirits, which has sustained the healing culture of Kore-kore people. Despite the central role being played by traditional health system in health promotion, impediments were found against the practice and its practitioners. Poor professional development, research and training of the Traditional Health Practitioners as well as the advanced age of practitioners is a setback in the practice as it contributed negatively to the sustainability of the traditional health practice. Guided by both study findings, key action areas of health promotion of the Ottawa Charter and the objectives of the World Health Organization, Traditional Medicine Strategy of 2014-2023 target, a framework/guide was developed and recommended an integrative and sustainable health promotion in a rural setting.
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Gijimah, Tevedzerai. "Representation of traditional and faith healers in selected Zimbabwean newspapers." Thesis, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/22284.
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D. Litt. et Phil. (African Languages)
Munsaka, Charity. "Examination of the perceived contribution of edible indigenous plants in combating food and nutrition insecurity in the Tonga community of Zimbabwe." Diss., 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1348.
Full textInstitute for Rural Development
In most poverty-stricken countries, edible indigenous plants (EIPs) have been an ever-present component of the household food and nutrition security equation since time immemorial. The place of these plants in the household food and nutrition debate and matrix is unclear. Yet, their existence lessens the impact of food and nutrition insecurity on household livelihoods. A study that was premised on the view that the types of EIPs within their local context is important although cultural domains limit the extent of their utilisation was conducted in Muchesu Ward of Binga District in north-western Zimbabwe. The study was born out of the realisation that there was inadequate scientifically generated information on how communities benefit from the EIPs. Of interest was how prevailing global environmental and economic changes influenced household food and nutrition security. Furthermore, it was evident that new approaches were needed to help build an understanding of where EIPs fitted within the food and nutrition security debate and matrix. The main objective of the current study was to characterise EIPs and examine their role in combating food and nutrition insecurity. Exploratory and phenomenological designs were used during characterising EIPs. Respondents were purposively sampled. Data were collected through participatory mapping, transect walks, focus group discussions, seasonal diagramming, key informant interviews and observation. Scoring, matrix ranking, and thematic content analysis were used to analyse the data. Inventories revealed that EIPs were available, accessible and utilised in various ways. Identified EIPs were classified according to the parts that were eaten namely: leafy vegetables, fruits, and tubers. Forty-seven leafy vegetables, 36 fruits and 26 tubers regarded as EIPs were identified. Seasonal availability of EIPs varied across the months of the year. Use of leafy vegetables peaked during the rainy season. Fruits were available in most months of the year although a considerable number of types was available and harvested during the rainy season. Tubers were also available in varied months of the year. Timing was crucial for harvesting tubers. The preparation of 20 EIPs and their uses were documented considering their medicinal properties and other uses. It was noted that some plants were edible and had medicinal value. Considering the observations made in the study, the following conclusions and recommendations were proposed: (1) Conservation and improved ways of harvesting EIPs so as to enhance their sustainability; (2) Produce seasonal calendars to help assess when a certain community is likely to be food insecure; and (3) Conduct further research focusing on the nutritional content of identified plants, which would enable better decision making with respect to household and community nutrition security.
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Mkhize, Christopher Jabulani. "Tick control practices in communal Tsholotsho." Diss., 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/20673.
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M. Sc. (Agriculture)
Chamisa, Judith Audrey. "Zimbabwean Ndebele perspectives on alternative modes of child birth." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/14384.
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D. Lit. et Phil. (Health Studies)
Books on the topic "Traditional medicine – Zimbabwe"
Traditional healers and childhood in Zimbabwe. Athens: Ohio University Press, 1996.
Find full textSimmons, David S. Modernizing medicine in Zimbabwe: HIV/AIDS and traditional healers. Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press, 2012.
Find full textModernizing medicine in Zimbabwe: HIV/AIDS and traditional healers. Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press, 2012.
Find full textJacobson-Widding, Anita. Notions of heat and fever among the Manyika of Zimbabwe. Uppsala, Sweden: African Studies Programme, Dept. of Cultural Anthropology, University of Uppsala, 1987.
Find full textShoka, Tabona. Karanga indigenous religion in Zimbabwe: Health and well-being. Aldershot, England: Ashgate, 2007.
Find full textLinde, Paul R. Of spirits and madness: Adventures of an American psychiatrist in Zimbabwe. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2001.
Find full textTraditional medicine in modern Zimbabwe. Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe: University of Zimbabwe Publications, 1994.
Find full textMichael, Gelfand, ed. The Traditional medical practitioner in Zimbabwe: His principles of practice and pharmacopoeia. Gweru, Zimbabwe: Mambo Press, 1985.
Find full textKaranga Indigenous Religion in Zimbabwe (Vitality of Indigenous Religious Series). Ashgate Publishing, 2007.
Find full textBook chapters on the topic "Traditional medicine – Zimbabwe"
Bruyns, Robin K., Vivienne L. Williams, and Anthony B. Cunningham. "Finely Ground‐Hornbill: The Sale of Bucorvus Cafer in a Traditional Medicine Market in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe." In Animals in Traditional Folk Medicine, 475–86. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29026-8_20.
Full textShava, Soul, Talkmore Saurombe, Mncengeli Sibanda, and Joseph Z. Z. Matowanyika. "Impact of Cyclones and Extreme Floods on Traditional Medicines and Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Chimanimani, Zimbabwe." In Sustainable Development Goals Series, 169–78. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74262-1_11.
Full textMugwisi, Tinashe. "Applying Indigenous Knowledge in Agricultural Extension in Zimbabwe." In Environmental and Agricultural Informatics, 1106–26. IGI Global, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9621-9.ch049.
Full textMugwisi, Tinashe. "Applying Indigenous Knowledge in Agricultural Extension in Zimbabwe." In Handbook of Research on Social, Cultural, and Educational Considerations of Indigenous Knowledge in Developing Countries, 303–23. IGI Global, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0838-0.ch016.
Full textSithole, Pindai M., Anniegrace Hlatywayo, and Tenson M. Muyambo. "Ndau People’s Traditional Medicines and Practices in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic in Zimbabwe." In COVID-19 Manifestation, Ramifications and Future Prospects for Zimbabwe, 391–416. Langaa RPCIG, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv1rcf2cz.21.
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