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A model for collaboration between allopathic and traditional health practitioners in the management of HIV/AIDS and TB patients in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province

Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2016.

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spelling oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/53035 A model for collaboration between allopathic and traditional health practitioners in the management of HIV/AIDS and TB patients in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province Hendricks, S.J.H. (Stephen) u13002512@tuks.co.za Mulaudzi, Fhumulani Mavis Nemutandani, Mbulaheni Simon UCTD HIV/AIDS Tuberculosis (TB) Traditional Health Practitioners Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Health sciences theses SDG-03 Health sciences theses SDG-17 Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2016. HIV/AIDS and TB patients form part of the communities consulting both allopathic and traditional health practitioners. The study examined existing relationships between traditional and allopathic health practitioners, as they both manage HIV/AIDS and TB patients. The study aim was to develop a model for collaboration between allopathic and traditional health practitioners in the management of HIV/AIDS and TB patients in the Vhembe district, Limpopo Province. Participatory action research design was used. The study was conducted in three phases following the decision taken by the stakeholders during the consultative meetings. The first phase involved the training of 437 traditional health practitioners on HIV/AIDS and TB diseases, and also assessed their knowledge levels, beliefs and practices about the HIV/AIDS and TB. The HIV/AIDS and TB training workshops prepared the traditional health practitioners for group discussions with number of allopathic health practitioners in the second phase. The second phase explored their perceptions and experiences of collaboration in the management of HIV/AIDS and TB patients, identified strategies for collaboration. The findings confirmed that collaboration was long overdue, and it created an opportunity to build relationship to address challenges of patients secrecy, treatment overdose and abandonment of ARV treatment. They explored how they could work together in the fight against HIV/AIDS and TB infections. Change of mindset through the decolonization process was decided as the best suitable approach moving forward. Based on the findings of phases one and two, the third phase, which is a COHORT model for collaboration between allopathic and traditional health practitioners in the management of HIV/AIDS and TB patients was developed and described. em2026 School of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH) PhD Unrestricted SDG-03: Good health and well-being SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals 2016-06-10T07:03:52Z 2016-06-10T07:03:52Z 2016-04-22 2016 Thesis Nemutandani, MS 2016, A model for collaboration between allopathic and traditional health practitioners in the management of HIV/AIDS and TB patients in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province, PhD Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53035> A2016 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53035 en © 2016 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria
spellingShingle UCTD
HIV/AIDS
Tuberculosis (TB)
Traditional Health Practitioners
Antiretroviral Therapy (ART)
Health sciences theses SDG-03
Health sciences theses SDG-17
A model for collaboration between allopathic and traditional health practitioners in the management of HIV/AIDS and TB patients in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province
title A model for collaboration between allopathic and traditional health practitioners in the management of HIV/AIDS and TB patients in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province
title_full A model for collaboration between allopathic and traditional health practitioners in the management of HIV/AIDS and TB patients in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province
title_fullStr A model for collaboration between allopathic and traditional health practitioners in the management of HIV/AIDS and TB patients in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province
title_full_unstemmed A model for collaboration between allopathic and traditional health practitioners in the management of HIV/AIDS and TB patients in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province
title_short A model for collaboration between allopathic and traditional health practitioners in the management of HIV/AIDS and TB patients in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province
title_sort model for collaboration between allopathic and traditional health practitioners in the management of hiv aids and tb patients in vhembe district limpopo province
topic UCTD
HIV/AIDS
Tuberculosis (TB)
Traditional Health Practitioners
Antiretroviral Therapy (ART)
Health sciences theses SDG-03
Health sciences theses SDG-17
url http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53035