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ArticleAnnals of global health2026

Perceptions of Collaboration between Traditional Bone Setters and Formal Care Providers in Cameroon: Bridging Gaps in Injury Care.

Arole Darwin Touko, Mark T Yost, Basile Ngassa, Sithombo Maqungo, Serge Ngekeng, Kudzai Chironga, Aminou Sadjo Salihou, Beme Saouwada Apollinaire, Christelle Maffo, Tonny Orach and 4 more

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Article in Annals of global health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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14 authors.

Arole Darwin ToukoData Science Center for the Study of Surgery, Injury, and Equity in Africa (D-SINE Africa), University of Buea, Buea, Southwest, Cameroon.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5835-194X
Mark T YostProgram for the Advancement of Surgical Equity, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6277-7729
Basile NgassaMaroua Regional Hospital, Maroua, Far-North, Cameroon.
Sithombo MaqungoDivision of Global Surgery, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Serge NgekengSustainable Trauma Research, Education, and Mentorship (STREaM) Cameroon, Buea, Southwest, Cameroon.
Kudzai ChirongaDivision of Global Surgery, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Aminou Sadjo SalihouMaroua Regional Hospital, Maroua, Far-North, Cameroon.
Beme Saouwada ApollinaireMaroua Regional Hospital, Maroua, Far-North, Cameroon.
Christelle MaffoSustainable Trauma Research, Education, and Mentorship (STREaM) Cameroon, Buea, Southwest, Cameroon.
Tonny OrachProgram for the Advancement of Surgical Equity, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Rasheedat OkeProgram for the Advancement of Surgical Equity, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Liza RosenbloomProgram for the Advancement of Surgical Equity, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Catherine JuillardProgram for the Advancement of Surgical Equity, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Alain Chichom-MefireData Science Center for the Study of Surgery, Injury, and Equity in Africa (D-SINE Africa), University of Buea, Buea, Southwest, Cameroon.

Funding

University of California Launching Future Leaders in Global Health Research Training ProgramD43TW009343 · FIC · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI CRAIG R COHEN, Sung-Jae Lee · 2017 to 2026
$14.7M
The Data Science Center for the Study of Surgery and Injury in Africa (D-SINE-Africa)U54TW012087 · FIC · UNIVERSITY OF BUEA · PI Alain Mefire Chichom, Alan E Hubbard · 2021 to 2026
$7.3M
FIC NIH HHS D43 TW009343FIC NIH HHS U54 TW012087
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Abstract

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Attitude of Health PersonnelFractures, BoneMedicine, African TraditionalAdultCameroonCooperative BehaviorFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSurveys and QuestionnairesTraditional Medicine Practitionerscollaborationhealth care in Africainjurytask shiftingtraditional bone setterstraditional healers

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PMID42666662
PMCPMC13523801

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