epilepsiaEpilepsy and paroxysmal conditionsЭпилепсия и пароксизмальные состояния2077-83332311-4088IRBIS LLC10.17749/2077-8333/epi.par.con.2023.165epilepsia-927Research ArticleORIGINAL ARTICLESОРИГИНАЛЬНЫЕ СТАТЬИViews of traditional healers on collaboration with health professionals when managing epilepsy in rural areas of Limpopo and Mpumalanga Provinces (South Africa)Взгляды народных целителей на сотрудничество с медицинскими работниками при лечении эпилепсии в сельских районах провинций Лимпопо и Мпумаланга (Южная Африка)https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9703-1668НематагаМ.NemathagaM.

Муофхени Нематага – кандидат на получение степени доктора философии (PhD), кафедра совершенствования сестринского дела факультета медицинских наук 

Тхохояндоу 0950

Muofheni Nemathaga – PhD Candidate, Department of Advanced Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences

University Rd, Thohoyandou 0950

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2027-0601МапутльМ. С.MaputleM. S.

Мария Сонто Мапутль – профессор кафедры совершенствования сестринского дела факультета медицинских наук 

Тхохояндоу 0950

Maria Sonto Maputle – Professor, Department of Advanced Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences

University Rd, Thohoyandou 0950

sonto.maputle@univen.ac.zahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1689-9308МахадоЛ.MakhadoL.

Луфуно Махадо – профессор кафедры общественного здравоохранения факультета медицинских наук

WoS ResearcherID: I-1586-2016; Scopus Author ID: 56224434100.

Тхохояндоу 0950

Lufuno Makhado – Professor, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences

WoS ResearcherID: I-1586-2016; Scopus Author ID: 56224434100.

University Rd, Thohoyandou 0950

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7104-6768МашауН. С.MashauN. S.

Нциени Стелла Машау – доцент кафедры общественного здравоохранения факультета медицинских наук 

Тхохояндоу 0950

 

Ntsieni Stella Mashau – Associate Professor, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences

University Rd, Thohoyandou 0950

Университет ВендаЮжно-Африканская РеспубликаUniversity of VendaSouth Africa202325092023153222–231Copyright © Nemathaga M., Maputle M.S., Makhado L., Mashau N.S., 20232023Нематага М., Мапутль М.С., Махадо Л., Машау Н.С.Nemathaga M., Maputle M.S., Makhado L., Mashau N.S.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://www.epilepsia.su/jour/article/view/927Objective

Objective: to explore traditional healers’ views on epilepsy management in collaboration with health professionals in South Africa rural communities.

Material and methods

Material and methods. A qualitative research approach using explorative, descriptive and contextual designs was adopted for the study in Limpopo and Mpumalanga Provinces. Non-probability, snowball purposive sampling was used to sample 20 traditional healers. Data were collected through in-depth individual interviews at the participants’ homes and analysed using Tesch's eight steps of open coding data analysis.

Results

Results. Findings revealed two themes, namely: a perspective on collaboration in epilepsy treatment and strategies to enhance its implementation. Most traditional healers were unaware of the official collaboration in managing epilepsy. When they found out about it, most of them were willing to collaborate with health professionals.

Conclusion

Conclusion. There is a need to strengthen mutual respect, open dialogue, mutual referral and capacity building to achieve collaboration in managing epilepsy effectively.

Цель: изучить взгляды традиционных целителей на сотрудничество с медицинскими работниками при лечении эпилепсии в южноафриканских сельских общинах.Материал и методы. В исследовании, проводившемся в провинциях Лимпопо и Мпумаланга (ЮАР), применялся качественный подход с использованием поисково-описательного и контекстуального дизайна. С помощью метода невероятностной целевой выборки «снежный ком» были отобраны 20 народных целителей. Данные, полученные в ходе глубинных индивидуальных интервью на дому у участников, были подвергнуты открытому кодированию и изучены с использованием восьми этапов анализа Теша.Результаты. Прояснены следующие темы: взгляд на сотрудничество с медицинскими работниками при лечении эпилепсии и стратегии по улучшению реализации такого сотрудничества. Большинство целителей не были осведомлены о возможности официального взаимодействия со специалистами здравоохранения. Узнав о такой возможности, они в основном выражали готовность сотрудничать.Заключение. Необходимо укреплять взаимное уважение, налаживать открытый диалог, систему маршрутизации больных и развитие компетенций для взаимодействия народных целителей и медицинских работников в целях эффективного ведения пациентов с эпилепсией.

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