Table 7.

Prevalence of conditions treated at different TMCAM out-patient settings

Author	Sample	Treated conditions, in order of frequency
West (1972)	N=361 clients Healing church, Soweto	Stomach ache, Body pain, Headache, Sore feet, Troubles with spouse, Back pains, Fainting, Bad luck, Heart ache/failure, Work troubles, Trouble with children, Troubled by holy spirit, Sorcery, Dizziness, Menstrual problems
Peltzer and Mngqundaniso (2008)	N=222 patients Traditional healer practices, urban KwaZulu-Natal	Bad luck, reverse bad luck; Acute conditions (diarrhea, fever, flu, headaches, cough, other); Generalized pain (stomach, muscle or other nonspecific pain); Chronic pain in your joints/arthritis (joints, back, neck); Psychosocial problem (marital, mental, ancestors problems; spirit illness); Magic poisoning; Problems with your breathing Communicable disease: HIV; Infertility; Children's problems; Weakness of the body, dizziness; Communicable disease: STI (other than HIV); High blood pressure / hypertension; Diabetes or related complications; Epilepsy; Cancer; Depression or anxiety; Stroke/sudden paralysis of one side of body; Problems with your mouth, teeth or swallowing; Sexual dysfunction
Cocks and Møller (2002)	N=120 customers, Amayeza stores (‘African chemists’), Eastern Cape	Physical ailments such as stomach and chest complaints, urinary infections and complexion problems; Enhance well-being (protection, luck); for resale by traditional healers and for cultural needs (4%) such as diviner accessories and for circumcision rituals