Abstract
This survey was conducted to investigate the pattern of treatment practices for
febrile illnesses among one hundred and eighty five traditional healers from the Nigerian
Middle belt zone ethnomedicine. Data collection was through use of the semi structure
questionnaire administered by trained interviewers recruited from the study sites - Gboko
and Katsina Ala Local Government Areas. A total of 176 (95.1%) reportedly diagnosed
through the presenting complaints and symptoms and 3 (1.6%) made diagnoses through
divination. All the respondents indicated their referral practices, with 100 (54.1 %) of the
respondents reported that they had once referred clients. Respondents listed 164 plants
used in the preparation of the various treatment modalities. Institution of treatment follows
this diagnostic practice. Treatment of different febrile illnesses involve the use of
Osowole, O (2021). A Survey Of Treatment Practices For Febrile Illnesses Among Traditional Healers In The Nigerian Middle Belt Zone. Afribary. Retrieved from https://track.afribary.com/works/a-survey-of-treatment-practices-for-febrile-illnesses-among-traditional-healers-in-the-nigerian-middle-belt-zone
Osowole, Oladunni "A Survey Of Treatment Practices For Febrile Illnesses Among Traditional Healers In The Nigerian Middle Belt Zone" Afribary. Afribary, 22 Apr. 2021, https://track.afribary.com/works/a-survey-of-treatment-practices-for-febrile-illnesses-among-traditional-healers-in-the-nigerian-middle-belt-zone. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
Osowole, Oladunni . "A Survey Of Treatment Practices For Febrile Illnesses Among Traditional Healers In The Nigerian Middle Belt Zone". Afribary, Afribary, 22 Apr. 2021. Web. 25 Nov. 2024. < https://track.afribary.com/works/a-survey-of-treatment-practices-for-febrile-illnesses-among-traditional-healers-in-the-nigerian-middle-belt-zone >.
Osowole, Oladunni . "A Survey Of Treatment Practices For Febrile Illnesses Among Traditional Healers In The Nigerian Middle Belt Zone" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 25, 2024. https://track.afribary.com/works/a-survey-of-treatment-practices-for-febrile-illnesses-among-traditional-healers-in-the-nigerian-middle-belt-zone