The role of traditional healers in tooth extractions in Lekie Division, Cameroon

dc.contributor.author	Agbor, Ashu M
dc.contributor.author	Naidoo, Sudeshni
dc.contributor.author	Mbia, Awono M
dc.date.accessioned	2023-05-29T10:52:47Z
dc.date.available	2023-05-29T10:52:47Z
dc.date.issued	2011
dc.identifier.citation	Agbor, A. M. (2011). The role of traditional healers in tooth extractions in Lekie Division, Cameroon. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 7, 15. https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-4269-7-15	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1746-4269
dc.identifier.uri	https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-4269-7-15
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10566/8943
dc.description.abstract	The extraction of the teeth by traditional healers in Cameroon is an established cultural practice in the central region of the Cameroon. Traditional healers (TH) use herbs and crude un-sterilized instruments and tools for the tooth extraction procedure. The present study investigates the knowledge and practices of traditional healers regarding tooth extraction and the management of its complications. A cross sectional design utilizing semi-structured questionnaires was used to collect the data from traditional healers and their patients.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	BMC	en_US
dc.subject	Oral Health	en_US
dc.subject	Traditional healer	en_US
dc.subject	Female Genital Mutilation	en_US
dc.subject	Cameroon	en_US
dc.subject	Tooth extraction	en_US
dc.title	The role of traditional healers in tooth extractions in Lekie Division, Cameroon	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US