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Table 2 Categories and sub-categories

From: Allopathic Medicine Practitioners’ perspectives on facilitating disclosure of traditional medicine use in Gauteng, South Africa: a qualitative study

Categories

Sub-categories

Creating a conducive environment for disclosure.

A safe environment to disclose

Free and comfortable disclosure

Encouraging patients to disclose TM use to AMPs.

Asking non-prejudiced direct questions

Provision of information to the patient

Patient autonomy.

Supporting patient’s choice

Patients’ right to choose treatments of their choice

Training of AMPs.

Trained mainly in the use of AM