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Matshidze, P. E. Kugara, S. L. Mdhuli, Ophilile 2019 2019-10-10T14:25:17Z 2019-10-10T14:25:17Z 2019-09-20 Mdhluli, Ophililie (2019) An exploration into the effects of traditional medicine on reproductive health of rural women in Allandale Village, Mpumalanga Province, University of Venda, South Africa.<http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1448>. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1448 Mdhuli O. An exploration into the effects of traditional medicine on reproductive health of rural women in Allandale Village, Mpumalanga Province. []. , 2019 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1448 Mdhuli, O. (2019). <i>An exploration into the effects of traditional medicine on reproductive health of rural women in Allandale Village, Mpumalanga Province</i>. (). . Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1448 Mdhuli, Ophilile. <i>"An exploration into the effects of traditional medicine on reproductive health of rural women in Allandale Village, Mpumalanga Province."</i> ., , 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1448 TY - Dissertation AU - Mdhuli, Ophilile AB - This study explored into the effects of traditional medicine on reproductive health of rural women. Negative reports associated with traditional medicine due to bogus traditional practitioners expose most women to the harmful consequences of concoctions supplied and administered on them. However, factors such as people’s great confidence in traditional medicine and high costs associated with conventional Western medical treatments lead most rural women to traditional medicine usage. The study examined women’s perspectives on traditional medicine, factors which led rural women to use traditional medicine, meanings that people make about women and reproductive health, reproductive health implications of using traditional medicine as well as remedies for ensuring that traditional medicine is safe for women’s reproductive health. The study was grounded on the critical and socio-cultural theory. An explorative qualitative research was used. Data was collected through open-ended questions, observation as well as focus group interviews and then analysed using the thematic analysis method. The study participants consisted of rural women, traditional healers, elderly people and Western-trained doctors who were all sampled using non-probability sampling methods. The findings of the study showed that African traditional medicine plays a pivotal role in reproductive health care by offering readily available, cheap, culturally-oriented and accessible health care for most rural women. However, it was noted that the use of African traditional medicine by unqualified practitioners and the incorrect usage of the medicine by patients resulted in negative results that could lead to death or barrenness. Thus, the study recommends an introduction of a regulatory framework on the production, storage, use and trade of African traditional medicine. DA - 2019-09-20 DB - ResearchSpace DP - Univen KW - Indigenous knowledge systems KW - Traditional healer KW - Reproductive health KW - Traditional medicine LK - https://univendspace.univen.ac.za PY - 2019 T1 - An exploration into the effects of traditional medicine on reproductive health of rural women in Allandale Village, Mpumalanga Province TI - An exploration into the effects of traditional medicine on reproductive health of rural women in Allandale Village, Mpumalanga Province UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1448 ER - MAAS Department of African Studies This study explored into the effects of traditional medicine on reproductive health of rural women. Negative reports associated with traditional medicine due to bogus traditional practitioners expose most women to the harmful consequences of concoctions supplied and administered on them. However, factors such as people’s great confidence in traditional medicine and high costs associated with conventional Western medical treatments lead most rural women to traditional medicine usage. The study examined women’s perspectives on traditional medicine, factors which led rural women to use traditional medicine, meanings that people make about women and reproductive health, reproductive health implications of using traditional medicine as well as remedies for ensuring that traditional medicine is safe for women’s reproductive health. The study was grounded on the critical and socio-cultural theory. An explorative qualitative research was used. Data was collected through open-ended questions, observation as well as focus group interviews and then analysed using the thematic analysis method. The study participants consisted of rural women, traditional healers, elderly people and Western-trained doctors who were all sampled using non-probability sampling methods. The findings of the study showed that African traditional medicine plays a pivotal role in reproductive health care by offering readily available, cheap, culturally-oriented and accessible health care for most rural women. However, it was noted that the use of African traditional medicine by unqualified practitioners and the incorrect usage of the medicine by patients resulted in negative results that could lead to death or barrenness. Thus, the study recommends an introduction of a regulatory framework on the production, storage, use and trade of African traditional medicine. NRF 1 online resource (viii, 134 leaves) en University of Venda Indigenous knowledge systems Traditional healer Reproductive health Traditional medicine UCTD An exploration into the effects of traditional medicine on reproductive health of rural women in Allandale Village, Mpumalanga Province Dissertation open.access