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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), FOKSURG identifies those who had also received surgery for the condition for which they most saw a traditional healer (FOKTCONMOST).

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

The survey question for FOKSURG 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:

• Mental health counseling (FOKCOUN)

• Prescription medications (FOKPMED)

• Over-the-counter medications (FOKNPMED)

• Physical therapy (FOKPT)

• No conventional treatment (FOKNOCONV)

Interviewers asked, "Did you receive any of these conventional medical treatments for [condition for which the 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 traditional healers, including definitions, see FOKYR.

Comparability

FOKSURG is only available in 2007.

Universe

Availability

• 2007

Weights

• 2007 : SAMPWEIGHT