The role of traditional healers in tooth extractions in Lekie Division, Cameroon

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dc.contributor.authorAgbor, Ashu M
dc.contributor.authorNaidoo, Sudeshni
dc.contributor.authorMbia, Awono M
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-29T10:52:47Z
dc.date.available2023-05-29T10:52:47Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThe extraction of the teeth by traditional healers in Cameroon is an established cultural practice in the central region of the Cameroon. Traditional healers (TH) use herbs and crude un-sterilized instruments and tools for the tooth extraction procedure. The present study investigates the knowledge and practices of traditional healers regarding tooth extraction and the management of its complications. A cross sectional design utilizing semi-structured questionnaires was used to collect the data from traditional healers and their patients.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAgbor, A. M. (2011). The role of traditional healers in tooth extractions in Lekie Division, Cameroon. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 7, 15. https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-4269-7-15en_US
dc.identifier.issn1746-4269
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/1746-4269-7-15
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/8943
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBMCen_US
dc.subjectOral Healthen_US
dc.subjectTraditional healeren_US
dc.subjectFemale Genital Mutilationen_US
dc.subjectCameroonen_US
dc.subjectTooth extractionen_US
dc.titleThe role of traditional healers in tooth extractions in Lekie Division, Cameroonen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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