Healing or Harm? Addressing Rape by Traditional Health Practitioners: A Qualitative Study of Three South African Communities

This qualitative study was conducted through focus group discussions with members from three township communities in South Africa: Alexandra; Diepkloof; and the eThekwini Inanda, Ntuzuma and KwaMashu area. The primary objective of this study was to examine the crime of rape committed against patient...

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Published in:International Annals of Criminology 2025-09, Vol.63 (3), p.509-526
Main Author: Thobane, Mahlogonolo Stephina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African cultural groups
Apartheid
Apprentices
Community
Consensual sex
Crime
Healing
Health behavior
Health care
Health services
Medical personnel
Mental disorders
Patients
Primary care
Professions
Qualitative research
Rape
Registration
Regulation
Sexual intercourse
Traditional healers
Traditional medicine
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