Sociocultural barriers and malaria health care in Tanzania.
In Tanzania, since the time of its ancestors, cultural beliefs have existed which influence the treatment and management of diseases. This article focuses on malaria as a current major cause of morbidity and mortality in Tanzania. Patients and caretakers have tended to rely on traditional sociocultural practices as a means of treating the convulsions associated with severe malaria in children and often do not seek care at health facilities, therefore, delaying prompt management of the disease.
Muhimbili University of Health & Allied Sciences, Tanzania. nsimbastephen@yahoo.co.uk
Stephen E D
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Nsimba
Edmund J
EJ
Kayombo
D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013636:Tanzania