Reasons Why High Religiosity Can Co-exist with and Precipitate Discontinuation of Anti-retroviral Therapy among Different HIV Clients in Uganda: An Exploratory Study

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dc.contributor.authorTumwine, Christopher
dc.contributor.authorNeema, Stella
dc.contributor.authorWagner, Glenn
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-29T13:05:27Z
dc.date.available2022-04-29T13:05:27Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractIn-depth interviews were conducted with 39 very religious people living with HIV (16 had ever and 23 had never discontinued antiretroviral therapy—ART) to assess the role of religion in these treatment decisions and in coping with HIV. Participants who had ever discontinued ART gave reasons such as: teachings and prophecies from religious leaders, and supporting Biblical scriptures all of which led them to feel that God and their faith, not ART, would help them; and testimonies by their ―already healed‖ peers who had stopped ART. Participants who had never discontinued ART gave reasons such as continuous adherence counseling from multiple sources, improvement in physical health as a result of ART, and beliefs that God heals in different ways and that non-adherence is equal to putting God to a test. High religiosity was reported to help participants cope with HIV through engagement in personal and or community protective behaviours, ―taking care of other illness‖, and reducing worries. When high religiosity among people living with HIV (PHAs) becomes a barrier to ART adherence, the adherence counseling provided can draw on experiences of PHAs with high religiosity who have sustained good adherence to ART and achieved good health outcomes.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTumwine, C., Neema, S., & Wagner, G. (2012). Reasons why high religiosity can co-exist with and precipitate discontinuation of anti-retroviral therapy among different HIV clients in Uganda: an exploratory study. Religions, 3(3), 817-832. doi:10.3390/rel3030817en_US
dc.identifier.issn2077-1444
dc.identifier.other10.3390/rel3030817
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/2967
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherReligionsen_US
dc.subjectReligiosityen_US
dc.subjectART adherenceen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleReasons Why High Religiosity Can Co-exist with and Precipitate Discontinuation of Anti-retroviral Therapy among Different HIV Clients in Uganda: An Exploratory Studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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