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Title: | Faith Healing and Women's Reproductive Health |
Author: | Sackey, Brigid M. |
Year: | 2002 |
Periodical: | Research Review (ISSN 0855-4412) |
Volume: | 18 |
Issue: | 1 |
Pages: | 5-11 |
Language: | English |
Notes: | biblio. refs. |
Geographic terms: | Ghana Africa |
Subjects: | faith healing Religion and Witchcraft Health, Nutrition, and Medicine Family Planning and Contraception Cultural Roles religion women's health reproductive health Spiritual healing |
Abstract: | This paper is based on several years of field research on African religious movements in Ghana, particularly those led by women. It employs in-depth interviews, participant observation, collection of testimonies and case studies. It looks at how faith healing is patronized especially by women as a health delivery option. It suggests that, given the poor economic status of women, cultural beliefs, particularly witchcraft, and the uncertainties of continuous medical services resulting from frequent strikes, or 'alutas' by hospital personnel, as well as the complementary role the churches play in health delivery, faith healing should be taken seriously by the national health delivery agencies. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] |