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Title: Infertility and other fertility related issues in the practice of traditional healers and christian religious healers in south western Nigeria.
Authors: Obisesan, K.A
Adeyemo, A.A
Keywords: Infertility
contraception
traditional healers
christian healers
sexuality
Nigeria
Issue Date: 1998
Publisher: COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, NIGERIA
Citation: Afr J Med med Sci 1998, 27(1&2):51-55
Abstract: Traditional healers have been an established source of health care deliver) in Africa for centuries while Christian religious healers (193 traditional healers and 99 Christian religious healers) with respect to infertility and some other fertility-related issues. The findings show that both types of healers believe that infertility is most commonly due to the past life of the woman, physical problems related to the womb or to male potency, and imcompatibity between the man and the woman Traditional healers also believed that being bewitched or being cursed can lead to infertility. Both groups of healers threat infertility by sacrifices, prayer and fasting, and timing of intercourse to coincide with the fertile period. Also 61% of traditional healers and 87% of religious healers advice their clients with infertility to do nothing at least initially. To those clients seeking advice on preventing pregnancy, traditional healers tend to recommend herbal concoctions, beads and rings while Christian healers tended to recommend condoms, withdrawal method and the safe period. Both groups are consulted on premarital sex, premarital conception, sex during pregnancy and influencing the sex of an unborn baby It was concluded that both traditional healers and Christian faith healers are involved with infertility and other fertility-related issues in their practices. There is an overlap in beliefs about causes and treatment of such conditions among both groups although areas of differences in beliefs and practices are clearly identifiable.
Description: Article
URI: http://adhlui.com.ui.edu.ng/jspui/handle/123456789/3121
ISSN: 1116-4077
Appears in Collections:African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences

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