Open AccessDeterminants of Patronage of Traditional Bone Setters in the Middle Belt of Nigeria
Author(s) -
HC Nwadiaro,
KN Ozoilo,
P.O. Nwadiaro,
AT Kidmas,
M Oboiren
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
nigerian journal of medicine/the nigerian journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2667-0526
pISSN - 1115-2613
DOI - 10.4314/njm.v17i3.37410
Subject(s) - preference , enlightenment , medicine , dentistry , political science , economics , philosophy , theology , microeconomics
Traditional bone setting is a practice that is common in our environment. This is a community based survey of opinions concerning orthodox and traditional fracture management in four states of the middle belt of Nigeria. We set out to ascertain the factors influencing preference of treatment of fractures among populations in the middle belt of Nigeria.