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Description

For sample adults who had seen a traditional healer during the past 12 months (FOKBOTANYR, FOKCURANYR, FOKESPIRYR, FOKNAMYR, FOKSHAMYR, FOKSOBADYR, or FOKYERBYR) and who had seen a traditional healer for a specific health problem (FOKTREAT), FOKCOUN identifies those who had also received counseling for the condition for which they most consulted a traditional healer (FOKTCONMOST).

For persons who had received such counseling (i.e., those with a "yes" response in FOKCOUN), the complementary variable FOKCOUNTIM indicates whether they received such mental health counseling before, at about the same time, or after seeing a traditional healer.

The survey question for FOKCOUN also collected information about the use of other conventional medical treatments (or no conventional treatment) for the condition for which a traditional healer was seen the most, including:

• Prescription medications (FOKPMED)

• Over-the-counter medications (FOKNPMED)

• Surgery (FOKSURG)

• Physical therapy (FOKPT)

• No conventional treatment (FOKNOCONV)

Interviewers asked, "Did you receive any of these conventional medical treatments for [condition for which a traditional healer was seen the most]?" and entered all treatments reported by the respondent.

For more information about the full range of variables related to use of traditional healers, including definitions, see FOKYR.

Comparability

FOKCOUN is only available in 2007.

Universe

Availability

• 2007

Weights

• 2007 : SAMPWEIGHT