The 26 Oct 2006 post in Blogswana, Traditional Doctors in the Fight Against AIDS is a thoughtful and interesting discussion of the influence traditional healers can have on healthcare behaviors, specifically adherence to ARV therapy. Well worth reading.

The article also references the 1997 Zacharia Wanakacha Samita review in the Journal of Third World Studies of Byaruhanga-Aiiki & Kealotswe’s work, Healers and Protective Medicine in Botswana.

~Traditional Doctors in the Fight Against AIDS~

• Using Pictoral Aids To Enhance Medication Compliance
• Myths & Suspicions About Medications Impair AIDS Treatment In Zambia
• Strategies To Increase Adherence To Antabuse
• Fees For HIV Treatment Increase Risk Of Death In Developing Countries
• Improving Patient Compliance With Post-Vasectomy Testing