Keywords
leadership
nursing care
patient-provider relationship
hospital management
Bandundu
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Abstract
Sore throat is one of the most common childhood illnesses (in children under five) reported in medical consultations. In our study environment, the city of Tshikapa in particular and the province of Kasaï in general, the population is confronted with a condition known as ‘KAKELA’ in Tshiluba, which is often treated using traditional medicine involving the use of well-identified local plants called ‘CELAMYNE MT’, which practitioners claim to be very effective. Thanks to an ethnopharmacognostic field study, supported by laboratory analysis of the plants, the results show that the population is satisfied with traditional medicine because the plants used are very effective, according to the opinions of traditionnal practitioners, confirmed by the results of phytochemical screening and other laboratory analyses, which indicate that the three plants tested contain polyphenols, terpenoids, iridoids and saponins, all of which are highly effective against staphylococci, the bacteria responsible for sore throats. The study also reveals that touching the throat is an effective way to diagnose and treat KAKELA.
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