Overview of the practice of traditherapy in Tunisia

Despite the introduction and spread of modern medicine people's attachment to traditherapy remains as strong as ever. Tunisia seems to be no exception to this rule with traditherapy as a solution to physical and mental health problems deeply rooted in its culture. One of its main practices is 'Roqya'.The aim of the present study was to describe the socio-demographic and clinical profile of the population using 'Râqy' traditherapy to determine the factors that may influence this type of practice and their potential impact on the population.This was a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study spread over two months (November-December 2020) covering the Tunisian population using standardized data collection tools: GAD-7 PHQ-9. The results of this study show that the use of traditherapy remains a topical issue. This attachment to traditional medicine demonstrates the importance of socio-cultural beliefs in many populations.