Table 2 The various explanations for Burkitt’s lymphoma by traditional healers
EXPLANATION | FREQUENCY | PERCENTAGE FREQUENCY |
|---|---|---|
Witch craft | 35 | 16% |
Spleen diseases(enlargement) | 35 | 16% |
No explanation | 27 | 13% |
Abscess/ Boil | 13 | 6% |
Side pain | 10 | 5% |
Belly bite | 9 | 4% |
Liver disease | 8 | 4% |
Informant does not know | 8 | 4% |
Hernia | 6 | 3% |
Toothache/ dental problem | 6 | 3% |
Poison | 6 | 3% |
Bladder stone | 5 | 2% |
Abdominal disease | 4 | 2% |
Leg problem (paralysis) | 4 | 2% |
Growth/cancer | 4 | 2% |
‘Boh’(Mushroom) | 3 | 1% |
Worms | 3 | 1% |
Sinusitis | 3 | 1% |
Frog in the abdomen | 2 | 1% |
Faecal mass | 2 | 1% |
Malaria | 2 | 1% |
Kwashiokor | 2 | 1% |
Mumps | 2 | 1% |
Strong sick | 1 | 0.5% |
Goitre | 1 | 0.5% |
Rheumatism | 1 | 0.5% |
Yellow fever | 1 | 0.5% |
Overeating | 1 | 0.5% |
Lung disease | 1 | 0.5% |
Growth pains | 1 | 0.5% |
Child abuse | 1 | 0.5% |
Double umbilicus | 1 | 0.5% |
Child’s shadow not in body | 1 | 0.5% |
Dirt in the belly | 1 | 0.5% |
Injury after fall | 1 | 0.5% |
Palpitations | 1 | 0.5% |
Moving object in the body | 1 | 0.5% |