This study set out to investigate the role of African Traditional Medical Practices on the development of adolescent cognitive skills in Oku Sub Division, North West Region of Cameroon. The diagnosis process, the selection of herbs, the preparation of herbs and the treatment process were the activities the study focused on. This study employed the ethnographic research design. This qualitative study was done through interviews and observation. The data collected was analysed through thematic analysis. Participants were sampled purposively and the snow ball technique was equally employed to get the traditional doctors, adolescents who are involved in African Traditional Medicine and their parents or guardians. The findings indicate that adolescents developed numerous cognitive skills in their initiation process as traditional doctors. These skills acquired through their involvement in the diagnosis process, herb selection, herd preparation and treatment process could be classified as social competence, problem solving, decision making, critical thinking and spiritual intelligence.
African Traditional Medicine, youth, cognitive development, diagnosis, herb, treatment, social competence, problem solving, decision making, critical thinking, spiritual intelligence
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