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Assessing the level of participation in the regulation of African traditional medicines in South Africa: focus on African traditional health practitioners in the villages of Thembisile Hani local municipality in MpumalangaVilakazi, Fikile Mabel January 2013 (has links)
Magister Artium - MA / This mini-thesis provides empirical evidence on the level of public participation and its correlation with trust, reciprocity, class and power amongst African traditional health practitioners (ATHPs) in the regulation of African traditional medicines (ATMs) in South Africa. Data on public participation of ATHPs was collected and analysed, using a social capital theoretical model created from an adaptation of Putnam’s (2000) concepts of trust and reciprocity as central to social capital theory. The analysis further employed Bourdieu’s (1968) thinking to link power and class to the concept of social capital and borrowed from feminist and historical materialism theories. The thesis sought to test how the analysis of power and class, once politicised, could be used to convert Putnam’s notion of trust and reciprocity into "critical trust” and “critical reciprocity”, based on hyper-reflexive engagement of
social agents with their own reality within social networks. ATHPs were requested to rank themselves
from a scale of high to low to determine their level of involvement. Public participation (the dependant variable) was tested against acts of reciprocity, trust, power and income or class (the independent variables) to ascertain correlation. Data was analysed using STATA, a computer-based programme for analysing quantitative data. The findings of the study showed that income and power play a significant role in determining public participation. The level of one’s income and power determines whether one is active or passive in participation. The high levels of trust and reciprocity demonstrated by ATHPs towards government had no particular significance in facilitating active participation instead trust, in particular, played a negative role, in that it demobilised ATHPs from
active participation since they trusted that government will protect their best interest in the regulation process. The argument in this thesis is that trust and reciprocity has to be converted into ‘critical trust’ and ‘critical reciprocity’ through active questioning and analysis of power and class dynamics for it to activate and invoke conscious active participation. A follow-up study is necessary to test the possibility and success of such a conversion for public participation.
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An exploratory study on the psychological meaning of ancestral calling by nanga dza VhavendaSigida, Salome Thilivhali January 2022 (has links)
Thesis (Ph.D. (Psychology)) -- University of Limpopo, 2022 / The training to become a traditional healer has been under scrutiny because of the
symptoms that are experienced during ancestral calling. Ancestral calling usually
presents itself in the form of a mysterious physical or psychological illness that will not
ordinarily respond to western treatment. The Eurocentric perspective interprets the
symptoms of ancestral calling and the resultant process to become a traditional health
practitioner as a manifestation of some psychological disturbance. The researcher
embarked on a journey with traditional health practitioners to understand their lived
experiences and explored the psychological meanings of Vhavenda ancestral calling
with a view to identifying and documenting the psychological meanings embedded in
this culturally entrenched practice. A qualitative research method located within the
interpretative paradigm was used. A descriptive phenomenological research design
was adopted to explore the lived experiences of traditional health practitioners who
have gone through the process of ancestral calling. Both snowball and purposive
sampling methods were used to recruit 17 participants until saturation was researched
in the findings. The six major themes that emerged are: a) signs of ancestral calling;
b) meaning attached to ancestral calling; c) help-seeking pathway following an
ancestral call; d) responding to the ancestral call; e) roles of the master healer; and f)
post training realities and experiences. The findings of the study revealed that there
are several symptoms that are indicative that one has an ancestral calling. These
symptoms are often misunderstood and misdiagnosed when interpreted from the
Eurocentric perspective. However, accepting the ancestral calling and going through
training is linked with identity formation. The findings also revealed that ancestral
calling is a life-transforming and therapeutic experience and a journey of self realisation / South African Humanities Deans’ Association and the
National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences
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Assessing the level of participation in the regulation of African traditional medicines in South Africa: focus on African traditional health practitioners in the villages of Thembisile Hani local municipality in MpumalangaVilakazi, Fikile Mabel January 2013 (has links)
This mini-thesis provides empirical evidence on the level of public participation and its correlation with trust, reciprocity, class and power amongst African traditional health practitioners (ATHPs) in the regulation of African traditional medicines (ATMs) in South Africa. Data on public participation of ATHPs was collected and analysed, using a social capital theoretical model created from an adaptation of Putnam’s (2000) concepts of trust and reciprocity as central to social capital theory. The analysis further employed Bourdieu’s (1968) thinking to link power and class to the concept of social capital and borrowed from feminist and historical materialism theories. The thesis sought to test how the analysis of power and class, once politicised, could be used to convert Putnam’s notion of trust and reciprocity into "critical trust” and “critical reciprocity”, based on hyper-reflexive engagement of social agents with their own reality within social networks. ATHPs were requested to rank themselves from a scale of high to low to determine their level of involvement. Public participation (the dependant variable) was tested against acts of reciprocity, trust, power and income or class (the independent variables) to ascertain correlation. Data was analysed using STATA, a computer-based
programme for analysing quantitative data. The findings of the study showed that income and power play a significant role in determining public participation. The level of one’s income and power determines whether one is active or passive in participation. The high levels of trust and reciprocity demonstrated by ATHPs towards government had no particular significance in facilitating active participation instead trust, in particular, played a negative role, in that it demobilised ATHPs from active participation since they trusted that government will protect their best interest in the regulation process. The argument in this thesis is that trust and reciprocity has to be converted into ‘critical trust’ and ‘critical reciprocity’ through active questioning and analysis of power and class dynamics for it to activate and invoke conscious active participation. A follow-up study is necessary to test the possibility and success of such a conversion for public participation. / Magister Artium - MA
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Case formulations on selected mental disorders by clinical psychologists and traditional health practitioners: a comparative analysisMakgabo, Chuene Jones January 2023 (has links)
Thesis (Ph.D. (Psychology)) -- University of Limpopo, 2023 / With the realisation that both the traditional and western health care systems are
consulted in South Africa, the Traditional Health Practitioners Act, No 22 of 2007 was
promulgated. In addition to the Act, there was a growing body of literature proposing the
integration of the two health systems to improve the overall South African health
system. This study explored the possibility for such collaboration by investigating case
formulation by western-trained clinical psychologists and traditional health practitioners
regarding selected cases of mental disorders.
A qualitative research design, specifically a case study method was used in the present
study. Six clinical psychologists and six traditional health practitioners were selected
through purposive sampling and were requested to participate in the study. The
researcher further sampled two vignettes of Major Depressive Disorder and
Schizophrenia for data collection purposes. Data was collected through semi-structured
interviews and vignettes and analysed through Braun and Clarke‟s thematic content
analysis steps. Six main themes that related to case formulations by clinical
psychologists emerged. These themes were: a). Collateral information as a major
determinant in the assessment and treatment of mental illness; b). Classifications of
mental illness; c). The symptomatology of mental illness; d). Causes of mental illness;
e). The multidisciplinary approach in the treatment of mental illness; and f). Views
regarding the collaboration of Clinicians and Traditional Health Practitioners. On the
other hand, eight themes that related to the case formulations by traditional health
practitioners were identified. These themes were: a) Divination as the main process of
enquiry, b) Descriptive names of mental illnesses, c) Conceptualisations of stress related and depressive disorders by Traditional Health Practitioners, d) Views on
causes of mental illness, e) The effectiveness of the Western approach in the treatment
of some forms of mental illness, f) The relationship between religion and African
traditional practices; g) A calling as symbolised by symptoms of mental illness, and, h)
Traditional health practitioners‟ views on the collaboration between themselves and
western health practitioners.
The study has further revealed that there are some similarities as well as differences in
the way clinical psychologists and traditional health practitioners formulate cases. The
convergences in their formulations were revealed in the following themes; a). The
conceptualisation of stress and related conditions; b). The western system is the most
appropriate in the management of stress-related and depressive disorders and c). The
benefits of the collaboration between western and African healing systems. The
following divergences were further identified from the way clinical psychologists and
traditional health practitioners formulate their cases: a). The conceptualisation of the
presenting symptoms from the two cases; b). The causal factors of mental health
conditions; c). The initial methods of enquiry; and d). The management of mental health
conditions. The study has further revealed that both traditional health practitioners and
clinical psychologists have positive views regarding the collaboration of western and
African traditional health systems, especially in the management of mental disorders.
The study has further uncovered the convergences and divergences in the
conceptualisation of mental health conditions between traditional health practitioners
and clinical psychologists.
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