Table 1b
Infancy of Edward Shelonga
Wim van Binsbergen
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Table 1b Infancy of Edward Shelonga Wim van Binsbergen |
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Table 1b Consultation of ngangas
for the six most important diseases in Zambia (sample: patients
of Lusaka ngangas;
source: Leeson 1970
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diseases |
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malaria |
measles |
respiratory disorders |
gastro-intestinal disorders |
trauma (accident) |
disorders of pregnancy and puerperium |
total |
| number of Leeson’s informants who
claimed that, for this disease, they consulted the nganga
first and only (at the exclusion of cosmo- politan health
care) |
9 (41%) |
0 (0%) |
24 (33%) |
39 (42%) |
5 (56%) |
12 (41%) |
89 (40%) |
| total number of Leeson’s
respondents giving details on their health actions
concerning this particular disease |
22 (59%) |
1 (10%) |
72 (67%) |
92 (58%) |
9 (44%) |
29 (59%) |
225 (60%) |
| total |
31 (100%) |
1 (100%) |
96 (100%) |
131 (100%) |
14 (100%) |
41 (100%) |
314 (100%) |
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