Narratives of Women with Infertility Who Use Indigenous Practices to Conceive, North West Province, South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7200186 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Banabotlhe G Baakeleng (0000-0003-1369-6097, North West University Mahikeng Campus, Mahikeng, South Africa, corresponding author), Abel Jacobus Pienaar (0000-0003-0148-752X, North West University Mahikeng Campus, Mahikeng, South Africa), Panashe Sithole (0000-0002-6849-9771, North-West University), P M Sithole (North West University Mahikeng Campus, Mahikeng, South Africa), Simangaliso Lesley Mashego (0000-0002-2397-2983, North West University Mahikeng Campus, Mahikeng, South Africa) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 88-102 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-10 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Oriental Anthropologist A Bi-annual International Journal of the Science of Man (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0972-558X • E-ISSN: 0976-3430 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0972558x221128174 |
| OpenAlex | W4312063294 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 12 |
Infertility is a serious reproductive health challenge that has a far-reaching impact on women’s lives as they, inevitably, are the ones blamed for the failure to conceive. Despite availability of Western treatments to manage infertilit y, women frequently consult indigenous healthcare practitioners (IHCP) for healthcare, preferring these services to Western practice due to reasons such as accessibility and affordability. The study used a qualitative explorative, descriptive, and contextual design. Both purposive and snowballing technique were used to identify five women whom indigenous practitioners had assisted to conceive. Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted and data were analyzed using the Tesch method of data analysis. IHCPs are known experts in managing infertility, experiences of women on indigenous management of infertility and continuous holistic management of infertility among women
Family medicine · Health care · Indigenous · Infertility · Narrative · Political science · Pregnancy · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy · Gender Studies · International Human Rights and Reproductive Law · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |