Table 1 Healer characteristics by claim to cure HIV
| Â | Claims to cure | Cannot cure | Combined | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender (female) | 29 (28%) | 74 (72%) | 94 (71%) | 0.584 |
Type of Healer | Â | Â | Â | 0.418 |
 Sangoma | 6 (15%) | 28 (30%) | 34 (26%) |  |
 Inyanga | 32 (82%) | 60 (64%) | 92 (69%) |  |
 Herbalist | 1 (3%) | 1 (1%) | 2 (2%) |  |
 Other | 0 (0%) | 5 (5%) | 5 (4%) |  |
Length of time practicing | 16.9 (11) | 22.8 (15) | 21.1 (14) | 0.031a |
Education Attainment | 2.8 (3) | 4.1 (3) | 3.7 (3) | 0.017a |
Family from Mozambique | 30 (77%) | 64 (69%) | 94 (71%) | 0.348 |
Age (Mean, SD) | 55 (10) | 60 (15) | 58 (14) | 0.084 |
Number of patients past month (mean, SD) | 8.7 (9.9) | 4.8 (9.0) | 5.9 (9) | 0.031a |