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Volume 8 Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education Community Nursing 2018
November 19-21, 2018
November 19-21, 2018 Cape Town, South Africa
International Conference on
Community Nursing and Public Health
Conceptualization of African primal health care within mental health care
Neo Nare
North West University, South Africa
It’s believed by western education system that the first contact should be with the nurse in Primary Health Care. However,
it’s not the case. Therefore, the researcher attempts to correct this misconception by conceptualizing the correct beginning
of health seeking behavior in an indigenous African community, namely African Primal Health Care (APHC). ‘Primal’ was
coined during a colloquium by Dr Mbulawa and Seboka teammembers; however no formal conceptualization took place, only
operational definition.
Aim: Formulate APHC within a mental health care context.
Objectives:Explore philosophical grounding of APHC;Describe epistemology of APHC; Analyse and crystallise the exploration
to establish understanding within mental health; and Conceptualise APHC within mental health care to enhance co-existence.
Method: Narrative synthesis, concept analysis (qualitative design). Lekgotla was used as a method of data collection.
Results: APHC is a health care system that existed in Africa prior to the introduction of western health care system. It’s based
on the African belief system and practices. The practices come from the community, for the community and be authenticated
by the community. APHC uses a holistic approach and the family & community are involved in the healing process.
Biography
Neo Nare, is a North West provincial metal health assistant director. Her interest and career path is in psychiatric and mental health nursing as well as community
health nursing with specific focus on indigenous knowledge systems. Expertise within psychiatric nursing and mental health are both clinical and academic as
she has practices as a nurse and also worked in the university as a nurse educator. Currently registered as a PhD candidate with North West University. Novice
researcher with 4 journal publications.
Neo Nare, J Community Med Health Educ 2018, Volume 8
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711-C6-047