Improving outcomes in cancer diagnosis, prevention and control: barriers, facilitators and the need for health literacy in Ibadan Nigeria

AA Adedimeji, D Lounsbury, O Popoola… - Psycho …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background Cancers constitute a significant public health problem in Nigeria. Breast, cervix
and prostate cancers are leading causes of cancer‐related deaths. Changing diets …

Developing culturally-oriented strategies for communicating women's health issues: a church-based intervention

GN Aja, EN Umahi, OI Allen-Alebiosu - Education for Health, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To describe the processes adopted to engage church-based women support
groups to develop innovative culturallybased strategies for communicating women's health …

The role of the church members and nurses in improving self-awareness to prevent HIV

E Sinulingga, A Waluyo - Journal of Public Health Research, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Karo District is one of the districts in North Sumatera province where from 2016
to 2018 the number of HIV sufferers increased dramatically to 384 people and then it …

Exploring innovative ways to conduct coverage surveys for neglected tropical diseases in Malawi, Mali, and Uganda

DM Woodhall, S Mkwanda, M Dembele, H Lwanga… - Acta tropica, 2014 - Elsevier
Currently, a 30-cluster survey to monitor drug coverage after mass drug administration for
neglected tropical diseases is the most common methodology used by control programs. We …

[HTML][HTML] Christian communities and prevention of HIV among youth in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

E Eriksson - 2011 - diva-portal.org
Young people in South Africa, particularly females, are at great risk of acquiring HIV, and
heterosexual sex is the predominant mode of HIV transmission. In order to curb the epidemic …

Application of the Need and Asset Model to Church-Based HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control

GN Aja, JW Lee, NN Modeste… - Journal of HIV/AIDS & …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The recent global focus on the promotion of faith-based health and social interventions
requires two major empirical data sets:(a), an understanding of how the health needs of …

Rethinking Condom Social Marketing Strategies in Conservative Religious Communities

G Aja, V Aja, EN Umahi, GA Umahi - International Forum Journal, 2020 - journals.aiias.edu
Abstinence (A), being faithful (B), and condom use (C) are key strategies in HIV/AIDS
prevention and control. Of the ABC, condom social marketing (CSM) appears to be common …

Impact of African American Baptist Clergy's HIV Knowledge and Beliefs on HIV Education

V Dessaure - 2015 - search.proquest.com
Ongoing avoidance of addressing HIV/AIDS education occurs by some African American
churches and clergy despite the higher rate of HIV/AIDS infection in the African American …

Influence of Religiosity on HIV/AIDS-Related Behaviors of Adolescents

CA Gálvez, M Vallejos, S Córdova - International Forum Journal, 2012 - journals.aiias.edu
The 6th of the 8 United Nations Millennium Development Goals is to combat HIV/AIDS,
which affects the fulfillment of 4 other goals. Combating HIV/AIDS depends on effective sex …

[HTML][HTML] The Role of Religious Leaders in Curbing the spread of HIV/Aids in Nigeria [2010] PER 22

O Oluduro - saflii.org
I hope for a day when every church engages in open dialogue on issues of sexuality and
gender difference. I hope for a day when every synagogue will mobilise as advocates for a …