Can biomedical and traditional health care providers work together? Zambian practitioners' experiences and attitudes towards collaboration in relation to STIs and HIV/AIDS care: a cross-sectional study

Berthollet Bwira Kaboru1, Torkel Falkenberg1, Phillimon Ndubani2, Bengt Höjer1, Rodwell Vongo3, Ruairı́ Brugha4, Elisabeth Faxelid1
1Division of International Health (IHCAR), Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
2Institute of Economic and Social Research (INESOR), University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
3Traditional Health Practitioners Association of Zambia (THPAZ), Lusaka, Zambia
4London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), London, UK

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