Preference of Traditional Bone setting and associated factors among trauma patients with fracture at Black Lion Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Institution Based cross sectional study
Abstract:Objective
Despite the access and availability of modern health care, traditional bone setting (TBS) has a big place as alternative health care. Hence, this study was aimed to assess the preference of traditional bone setting and associated factors among patients with a fracture.
Results
A total of 224 patients known to have fractured at Black Lion Hospital, Addis Ababa was included in the study. This study revealed that 29.9% of the study participants had a preference for the traditional bone setting. Hospital… Show more
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