Traditional Healers as Health Care Providers for the Latine Community in the United States, a Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Due to structural barriers to accessing the biomedical health care system, traditional healers (THs) often serve as the first point of contact for health care by Latine individuals in the United States. A recent assessment of the extent of use of THs by the Latine community is lacking.

Methods

We conducted a systematic review of the literature published between 2000 and 2020, to assess the prevalence of use of THs by U.S. Latine individuals, health conditions for which care was sought, reasons for their use, and extent of TH use and dual use that is of biomedical health care and TH together. Primary inclusion criteria for studies included: (1) published in English, (2) focus on THs, (3) pertained to Latine individuals residing in the United States, and (4) publish

SUBMITTER: Cruz ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9257545 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature