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Table 1 Reasons for consulting traditional healers

From: The role of traditional healers in the diagnosis and management of Burkitt lymphoma in Cameroon: understanding the challenges and moving forward

REASON

FREQUENCY

PERCENTAGE FREQUENCY

Previous visits to a clinic/hospital did not help

51a

24%

Family belief and preference for Traditional Medicine (TM)

51

24%

Advice from neighbours or family

31

15%

Thought it was witch craft

19

9%

Had no money

13

6%

Unknown to respondent

9

4%

Thought it was a strange(bad) disease that only a traditional healer (TH) can treat

7

3%

Was the nearest source of pain relief for the child

7

3%

Knows that a TH is good at treating side pain

5

2%

Knowledge that ‘boh’ is usually treated by a TH

3

1%

Knows that a TH is good at treating boil/abscess

2

1%

Knows a TH is good at spleen problems

2

1%

Thought liver problems cannot be treated in the hospital

1

<1%

The TH saw child and offered to help

1

<1%

The TH is renowned for fracture treatment

1

<1%

  1. asurgery in two cases