Contested or complementary healing paradigms? Women’s narratives of COVID-19 remedies in Mwanza, Tanzania

Contested or complementary healing paradigms? Women’s narratives of COVID-19 remedies in Mwanza, Tanzania

Abstract Background COVID-19 has caused worldwide fear and uncertainty. Historically, the biomedical disease paradigm established its dominance in tackling emerging infectious illnesses mainly due to innovation in medication and advances in technology. Traditional and religious remedies have emerged...

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Main Authors: Gerry Mshana, Zaina Mchome, Diana Aloyce, Esther Peter, Saidi Kapiga, Heidi Stöckl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Subjects:
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
Biomedicine
Traditional medicine
Religious healing
Women
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-021-00457-w

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