Table 2. Summary of adult referrals from 52 of 111 Traditional Healers from three rural districts in Zambézia Province, Mozambique, comparing referrals occurring Pre- and Post-Intervention.
Pre-intervention referrals | Post-intervention referrals | Both pre−/post-intervention referrals | |
(n = 69) | (n = 58) | (n = 127) | |
District, n(%) | |||
Alto Molócuè | 21 (30%) | 11 (19%) | 32 (25%) |
Lugela | 36 (52%) | 28 (48%) | 64 (50%) |
Morrumbala | 12 (17%) | 19 (33%) | 31 (24%) |
Symptoms with referral, n(%)a | |||
Diarrhea | 10 (14%) | 7 (12%) | 17 (13%) |
Fever | 25 (36%) | 22 (38%) | 47 (37%) |
Spots on Tongue | 1 (1%) | 2 (3%) | 3 (2%) |
Discharge from genitals | 9 (13%) | 6 (10%) | 15 (12%) |
Cough (possible tuberculosis) | 15 (22%) | 15 (26%) | 30 (24%) |
Emaciation | 3 (4%) | 4 (7%) | 7 (6%) |
Body sores | 4 (6%) | 5 (9%) | 9 (7%) |
Spots on genitals | 3 (4%) | 5 (9%) | 8 (6%) |
Other problems | 0 (0%) | 2 (3%) | 2 (2%) |
Diagnosis at clinic, n(%)a | |||
Bronchopulmonary pneumonia | 12 (17%) | 13 (22%) | 25 (20%) |
Malaria | 12 (17%) | 7 (12%) | 19 (15%) |
Gastrointestinal problem | 4 (6%) | 2 (3%) | 6 (5%) |
Sexually transmitted infection | 5 (7%) | 3 (5%) | 8 (6%) |
HIV infection | 2 (3%) | 2 (3%) | 4 (3%) |
Tuberculosis | 5 (7%) | 2 (3%) | 7 (6%) |
Emergency | 1 (1%) | 2 (3%) | 3 (2%) |
Otherb | 18 (26%) | 15 (26%) | 33 (26%) |
Percentages may sum to more than 100% given multiple conditions.
e.g. skin infection, broken bone, vertigo, snake bite.