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. 2011 Oct 2;9(1):94–104. doi: 10.4314/ajtcam.v9i1.14

Table 3.

Participants' Expectations of the Practitioners

Expectations N %

Western Practitioner (N=60)
To make the situation better 34 56.7
To get medication and sent home 12 20.0
No expectations I was forced to go 10 16.7
To take care of the physical (I had knowledge of the spiritual) 5 8.3
To counsel or talk
I was only fulfilling my relatives' expectation 5 8.3
To show that I am sane 3 5.0
Traditional Practitioner (N = 30)
Free me from spiritual torment
Use rituals to help me 22 73.3
Use herbs to help me 17 56.7
16 53.3