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| Title |
Evaluating traditional healers knowledge and practices related to HIV testing and treatment in South Africa
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Public Health, October 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-698x-13-45 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Gavin George, Ethel Chitindingu, Jeff Gow |
| Abstract |
In a context of inadequate human resources for health, this study investigated whether traditional healers have the knowledge and skill base which could be utilised to assist in the scaling up of HIV prevention and treatment services in South Africa. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 63 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 62 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 16 | 25% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 19% |
| Researcher | 9 | 14% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 5% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 12 | 19% |
| Unknown | 8 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 21% |
| Social Sciences | 12 | 19% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 11 | 17% |
| Computer Science | 4 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 10 | 16% |
| Unknown | 10 | 16% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 November 2013.
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#16,578,616
of 25,371,288 outputs
Outputs from BMC Public Health
#12,722
of 17,508 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#134,265
of 224,682 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#243
of 310 outputs
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