ArticleUrology case reports2024
Burning body parts "Guboow" to treat epididymo-orchitis: A traditional Somali healing practice.
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- Preference and perception of traditional Somali health practice, 'Guboow', among Somali mothers for children's health.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Tetanus following Guboow complications of Somali traditional burn therapy: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2025Article
- Knowledge and attitudes towards the WHO surgical safety checklist among healthcare workers in Mogadishu, Somalia.BMC health services research · 2025Article
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In many parts of the world, mainly in rural communities, villages, and some urban areas, traditional healers play a role in primary healthcare. Guboow or body burning is practiced in Africa and Asia to treat various symptoms and conditions. In this article, we present a Somali patient from central Somalia with left epidydimo-orchitis and left inguinal hernia who received body burns to treat the illnesses and the symptoms. The burns caused severe pain and wound infection in the area applied which resulted in increased morbidity and prolonged hospital stay of the patients.
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