Table 3 Reasons for mercury administration
From: Metallic mercury use by South African traditional health practitioners: perceptions and practices
Reason | n (%) |
|---|---|
Childbirth | 70 (89.7) |
Protection from guns | 39 (50.0) |
Sterility | 4 (5.1) |
During pregnancy | 3 (3.9) |
Protection ritual on house | 2 (2.6) |
Gynaecological complaints | 1 (1.3) |
Aphrodisiac | 1 (1.3) |
Sexually transmitted infections | 1 (1.3) |
Gastrointestinal: aches and cramps | 1 (1.3) |
Liver | 1 (1.3) |
Kidney/bladder | 1 (1.3) |
Nervousness | 1 (1.3) |
Aches, pains and swelling | 1 (1.3) |
Love medicine | 1 (1.3) |