| Methods |
This controlled before and after study (CBA) used a quasi‐experimental design where traditional healers practicing in a particular area were assigned to either an intervention or control group |
| Participants |
261 traditional healers participated in the study by completing pre and post tests, how many healers were allocated to each group is unclear |
| Interventions |
A 4 day training program designed to alter knowledge, attitudes, and the potentially harmful treatment practices of traditional healers was provided. Traditional healers in both conditions were surveyed prior to the intervention and 6 months following the training. |
| Outcomes |
The knowledge that "biting out" could result in HIV transmission (P=0.0016); reported attitudes that were commensurate with safe practices on scarification (p=0.011); and scarification enhancing medicines (P=0.048). |
| Notes |
only an abstract was available |
