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| Acknowledgments |
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| Introduction |
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1 The Intriguing Epidemiology of AIDS in Africa |
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7 | (10) |
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9 | (3) |
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12 | (1) |
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STDs: The Domain of Traditional African Medicine |
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13 | (3) |
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16 | (1) |
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2 Issues in the Development of Collaborative Programs |
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17 | (34) |
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17 | (3) |
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Indigenous Knowledge Systems |
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20 | (1) |
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The Policy Background of Collaborative Programs |
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21 | (3) |
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The Emergence and Reemergence of Collaborative Programs |
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24 | (2) |
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Constraints to Collaborative Programs |
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26 | (7) |
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An Outline of the Continuing Policy Debate |
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33 | (7) |
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Should Healers Be Salaried by African Governments? |
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40 | (4) |
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The Question of Medicinal Plants |
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44 | (5) |
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49 | (2) |
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3 Preliminary Research in Swaziland |
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51 | (32) |
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51 | (2) |
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A National Survey and Census of Healers |
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53 | (1) |
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Illness and Treatment in a Pluralistic Setting |
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54 | (3) |
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Swaziland's First Collaborative Program |
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57 | (2) |
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Indigenous STDs in Swaziland |
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59 | (9) |
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Summary of Findings and Prospects for Referrals of STD Cases |
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68 | (1) |
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69 | (2) |
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71 | (2) |
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Use of Antibiotics and Other Recent Trends |
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73 | (3) |
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76 | (1) |
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Swazi Attitudes Toward Contraceptives |
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77 | (1) |
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The Traditional Healers Organization and Condoms |
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78 | (2) |
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80 | (3) |
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4 STDs and AIDS in Liberia |
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83 | (36) |
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83 | (1) |
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84 | (2) |
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases |
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86 | (4) |
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90 | (3) |
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Prevention of STDs and AIDS |
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93 | (1) |
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Discussion of Liberian Findings |
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107 | (1) |
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Condom Promotion and Its Problems |
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108 | (3) |
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111 | (1) |
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Addressing Risky Behavior |
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112 | (1) |
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STD Therapies and Therapy-Seeking Behavior |
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113 | (4) |
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117 | (1) |
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118 | (1) |
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5 STDs and AIDS in Mozambique |
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119 | (32) |
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119 | (2) |
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The Genesis of a Policy and a Program |
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121 | (2) |
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The Issue of Village Health Workers |
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123 | (1) |
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National Policy and Pilot Project in Manica Province |
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124 | (3) |
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Profiles of Locally Recognized STDs |
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127 | (8) |
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Discussion and Analysis of Findings |
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135 | (3) |
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138 | (1) |
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139 | (1) |
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AIDS/STDs Health Communications Strategy |
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140 | (6) |
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The Strategy Operationalized |
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146 | (3) |
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149 | (2) |
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6 The Relevance of Family-Planning Programs |
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Problems of Fertility and Its Regulation in Africa |
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152 | (2) |
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Background to the Nigerian Projects |
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154 | (2) |
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156 | (16) |
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Conclusions from the Baseline Survey in Nigeria |
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Implementation of Workshops |
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173 | (2) |
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Activities After the First Year |
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175 | (1) |
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175 | (2) |
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7 Developing Roles for South African Traditional Healers in HIV/AIDS Prevention and Management |
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177 | (30) |
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Background to USAID-Funded Program |
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177 | (2) |
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The Baseline/Formative Survey |
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179 | (14) |
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193 | (10) |
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Summary of Survey and Group Discussion Findings |
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203 | (2) |
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205 | (2) |
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8 Evaluation of the "Second Generation" of South African Traditional Healers Trained in HIV/AIDS Prevention |
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207 | (26) |
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207 | (1) |
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207 | (18) |
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Some General Problem Areas |
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225 | (2) |
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227 | (4) |
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Recommendations Concerning Future Training |
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231 | (1) |
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232 | (1) |
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233 | (18) |
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A Summary of Epidemiology and the Potential Role of Healers |
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233 | (1) |
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Some Tentative Conclusions About Locally Recognized STDs |
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234 | (2) |
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Should There Be a Role for Healers in STD Treatment? |
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236 | (2) |
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A Pilot STD Treatment Program Proposal in Mozambique |
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238 | (7) |
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245 | (5) |
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250 | (1) |
| References |
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251 | (16) |
| Index |
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