What is it about?
Many people think that traditional doctors play a negative role in HIV by making unrealistic claims about curing the infection. But, at their own suggestion, we have been working with traditional doctors in Botswana to use an audio-drama about gender and gender violence with groups in the community, as part of a community-based intervention for primary prevention of HIV.
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Why is it important?
No one has reported working with traditional doctors in this way before. Our work shows they can have an important role to play in health promotion.
Perspectives
My involvement in thsi work gave me increased insights into the key role of traditional doctors as respected members of their communities in Botswana
Anne Cockcroft
McGill University
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This page is a summary of: A role for traditional doctors in health promotion: experience from a trial of HIV prevention in Botswana, Global Health Promotion, October 2018, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1757975918785563.
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