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Table 5 Suggested ways of collaboration among providers who expressed a wish to collaborate

From: Can biomedical and traditional health care providers work together? Zambian practitioners' experiences and attitudes towards collaboration in relation to STIs and HIV/AIDS care: a cross-sectional study

Responses from BHPs(n = 61)

Responses from THPs(n = 139)

How to collaborate

Frequencies (%)

How to collaborate

Frequencies (%)

Meetings/Workshops/Cross-visits

23 (37.7)

Cross-referrals

41 (29.4)

Learning about traditional medicine

13 (21.3)

Work together

35 (25.2)

Work together

6 (9.8)

Collaboration/respect/recognition

26 (18.7)

THPs refer to BMs

6 (9.8)

Meetings/Workshops/Cross-visits

15 (10.7)

Visit THPs

5 (8.2)

Learning about biomedicine

14 (10.0)

Refer patients to THPs

4 (6.6)

Joint research programmes

11 (7.9)

Train THPs

3 (4.9)

Other

9 (6.5)

Joint research programmes

2 (3.7)

  

Cross-referrals

2 (3.7)

  

Lobbying together for policy change

2 (3.7)

  

Other

4 (6.6)

  
  1. Because multiple responses were given, the sum of responses may be >100%