The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review of published and unpublished
research investigating the prevalence of traditional, complementary and alternative …

Background: More than a billion people, mainly in low-and middle-income countries, are
unable to access needed health-care services for a variety of reasons. Possible factors …

Objective The aim of this study was to explore possible differences in health care seeking
behaviour among a rural and urban African population. Design A cross sectional design was …

There are few population-level insights into the use of traditional healers and other forms of
alternative care for the treatment of common mental disorders in sub-Saharan Africa. We …

Introduction: Cancer contributes to significant illness burden in South Africa, with delayed
diagnosis resulting from limited knowledge of cancer, lack of biomedical treatment and …

This paper employs quantitative analysis to explore which people in Khayelitsha (an urban
African community in Cape Town) are likely to be clients of 'sangomas', that is, traditional …

Objective To determine child mortality rates in a rural area of South Africa with high HIV
prevalence. Methods A community‐based survey was conducted between 1 January 2000 …

Objectives We describe modern and alternative health services use in terminal illness of
adults, and assess whether utilization patterns of TB/AIDS patients are distinct from those of …

Executive summary This report presents an overview of in vitro diagnostic (IVD) device
technology transfer and local production of diagnostic tests for developing countries. The …

This thesis is concerned with the experience of aphasia in Khayelitsha, a township on the
outskirts of Cape Town characterised by poverty, violence, limited resources and a culture …