The role of South African traditional health practitioners in the treatment of HIV/AIDS; A study of their practices and use of herbal medicines

Background A large proportion of HIV positive South Africans regularly consult Traditional Health Practitioners (THPs) for their healthcare needs, despite some evidence of negative interactions with antiretrovirals (ARVs) and no published peer-reviewed clinical evidence for the efficacy of traditio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: David R Walwyn, Boitumelo Maitshotlo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2010-11-01
Series:Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine
Online Access:https://sajhivmed.org.za/index.php/hivmed/article/view/224