Open AccessTraditional Healers as Health Care Providers for the Latine Community in the United States, a Systematic Review
Author(s) -
Maria L. Cruz,
Samantha Christie,
Estrella Allen,
Erika Meza,
Anna María Nápoles,
Kala M. Mehta
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
health equity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2473-1242
DOI - 10.1089/heq.2021.0099
Subject(s) - medicine , health care , inclusion (mineral) , alternative medicine , family medicine , traditional medicine , gerontology , political science , sociology , gender studies , pathology , law
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.