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. 2013 Aug 1;8(8):e70326. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070326

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%)
a

Percentages may sum to more than 100% given multiple conditions.

b

e.g. skin infection, broken bone, vertigo, snake bite.