Acculturation and use of traditional medicine among African migrant women in Sydney: a mixed method study
Abstract Background More than 80% of the African population depend on traditional medicine as a primary healthcare. Although the African migrant community is increasing in Australia, there is no research documenting if and how African migrant communities have maintained or changed their use of tradi...
| Published in: | BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies |
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| Main Authors: | Zewdneh Shewamene, Tinashe Dune, Caroline A. Smith |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2021-10-01
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-021-03424-w |
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