Coping with intestinal illness among the Kamba in Machakos, Kenya, and aspects of schistosomiasis control

Factors influencing community participation in control and related operational research for urogenital schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths in rural villages of Kwale County, coastal Kenya

“…Health seeking behaviour is partly linked to people's beliefs and practices such that most of them end up seeking treatment from the herbalists (use of pawpaw roots concoction) as reported by one of the village elders. The findings concur with a study conducted in Tanzania where different ethnic groups tend to favor treatment at home by using various medicinal plants to treat cases of haematuria ( S. haematobium ) and thus do not result to medical treatment [14]. The community has prioritized witchcraft in that they associate the symptoms of these infections with witchcraft e.g.…”

Factors influencing community participation in control and related operational research for urogenital schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths in rural villages of Kwale County, coastal Kenya

“…Health seeking behaviour is partly linked to people's beliefs and practices such that most of them end up seeking treatment from the herbalists (use of pawpaw roots concoction) as reported by one of the village elders. The findings concur with a study conducted in Tanzania where different ethnic groups tend to favor treatment at home by using various medicinal plants to treat cases of haematuria ( S. haematobium ) and thus do not result to medical treatment [14]. The community has prioritized witchcraft in that they associate the symptoms of these infections with witchcraft e.g.…”

Schistosomiasis-Related Perceptions, Attitudes and Treatment-Seeking Practices in Magu District, Tanzania: Public Health Implications

“…The use of a combination of modern and traditional treatment is known from many parts of Africa. This has also been found in other studies on schistosomiasis in Upper Egypt and Kenya (Kloss et al, 1982, 1987. This indicates that any meaningful treatment campaign has to take into consideration why and where people seek treatment and for which symptoms.…”

“…Traditional healers command respect in the communities in which they live and they are frequently consulted for different illnesses. As Kloos et al (1987) in Kenya, this study found that medical herbs were used by more than half of the study population, though few knew specific herbal treatments for symptoms associated with schistosomiasis.…”

Low Levels of Awareness Despite High Prevalence of Schistosomiasis among Communities in Nyalenda Informal Settlement, Kisumu City, Western Kenya

“…There are people who tend to favor home-based treatment using various herbal remedies to treat cases of schistosomiasis and thus do not resort to medical treatment [37]. We also found a number of participants who only believed in herbal therapy.…”

Factors influencing community participation in control and related operational research for urogenital schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths in rural villages of Kwale County, coastal Kenya

“…Health seeking behaviour is partly linked to people's beliefs and practices such that most of them end up seeking treatment from the herbalists (use of pawpaw roots concoction) as reported by one of the village elders. The findings concur with a study conducted in Tanzania where different ethnic groups tend to favor treatment at home by using various medicinal plants to treat cases of haematuria ( S. haematobium ) and thus do not result to medical treatment [14]. The community has prioritized witchcraft in that they associate the symptoms of these infections with witchcraft e.g.…”

Schistosomiasis-Related Perceptions, Attitudes and Treatment-Seeking Practices in Magu District, Tanzania: Public Health Implications

“…The use of a combination of modern and traditional treatment is known from many parts of Africa. This has also been found in other studies on schistosomiasis in Upper Egypt and Kenya (Kloss et al, 1982, 1987. This indicates that any meaningful treatment campaign has to take into consideration why and where people seek treatment and for which symptoms.…”

“…Traditional healers command respect in the communities in which they live and they are frequently consulted for different illnesses. As Kloos et al (1987) in Kenya, this study found that medical herbs were used by more than half of the study population, though few knew specific herbal treatments for symptoms associated with schistosomiasis.…”

Low Levels of Awareness Despite High Prevalence of Schistosomiasis among Communities in Nyalenda Informal Settlement, Kisumu City, Western Kenya

“…There are people who tend to favor home-based treatment using various herbal remedies to treat cases of schistosomiasis and thus do not resort to medical treatment [37]. We also found a number of participants who only believed in herbal therapy.…”

Factors influencing community participation in control and related operational research for urogenital schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths in rural villages of Kwale County, coastal Kenya

“…Health seeking behaviour is partly linked to people's beliefs and practices such that most of them end up seeking treatment from the herbalists (use of pawpaw roots concoction) as reported by one of the village elders. The findings concur with a study conducted in Tanzania where different ethnic groups tend to favor treatment at home by using various medicinal plants to treat cases of haematuria ( S. haematobium ) and thus do not result to medical treatment [14]. The community has prioritized witchcraft in that they associate the symptoms of these infections with witchcraft e.g.…”

Schistosomiasis-Related Perceptions, Attitudes and Treatment-Seeking Practices in Magu District, Tanzania: Public Health Implications

“…The use of a combination of modern and traditional treatment is known from many parts of Africa. This has also been found in other studies on schistosomiasis in Upper Egypt and Kenya (Kloss et al, 1982, 1987. This indicates that any meaningful treatment campaign has to take into consideration why and where people seek treatment and for which symptoms.…”

“…Traditional healers command respect in the communities in which they live and they are frequently consulted for different illnesses. As Kloos et al (1987) in Kenya, this study found that medical herbs were used by more than half of the study population, though few knew specific herbal treatments for symptoms associated with schistosomiasis.…”

Low Levels of Awareness Despite High Prevalence of Schistosomiasis among Communities in Nyalenda Informal Settlement, Kisumu City, Western Kenya

“…There are people who tend to favor home-based treatment using various herbal remedies to treat cases of schistosomiasis and thus do not resort to medical treatment [37]. We also found a number of participants who only believed in herbal therapy.…”