TY  - BOOK
AU  - Richie Hong
AU  - Dunstan Matungwa
AU  -  Jeremiah Kidola
AU  -  Daniel Pungu
AU  -  Matthew Ponticiello
AU  -  Robert Peck
AU  -  Radhika Sundararajan
TI  - Understanding traditional healers' role in the HIV cascade of care: a qualitative study among stakeholders in Mwanza, Tanzania
PY  - 2022////3/1
CY  - Mwanza, Tanzania: 
PB  -  Elsevier &,  Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando]
N2  - Abstract:

Background: HIV is endemic in Tanzania (prevalence 5%). However, less than half of Tanzanians are aware of their HIV status and only 75% of Tanzanian adults living with HIV are on antiretroviral therapies (ART). Informal health-care providers, such as traditional healers, frequently serve as the first line of health-care services in Tanzania. To understand gaps in HIV care, we conducted a qualitative study to understand how traditional healers interface with adults living with HIV along the cascade of care.

Methods: This study was conducted in Mwanza, Tanzania between November, 2019, and May, 2020. We invited traditional healers (n=15), clients of traditional healers (n=15), biomedical health-care facility staff (n=15), and adults living with HIV (n=15) to participate in a single qualitative interview. Two community focus groups were also conducted among male participants (n=8) and female participants (n=8).
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00130-9
ER  -