“No More Buzz”

A Qualitative Study of the Current Response to HIV in the Anglican Church in the Western Cape, South Africa

Bibliographic Data

ID20308379
AuthorsSimon Hallonsten (0000-0002-9375-018X, Uppsala University, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume56
Issue4
Pages1201-1211
Publication date2017-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Religion and Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-4197 • E-ISSN: 1573-6571
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s10943-017-0397-x
PMID28425007
OpenAlexW2607168670
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited18

Using a triangulation design combining participant observation, survey results, and interviews, this paper studies the current form of the response to HIV in the local Anglican Church in the Western Cape, South Africa. The results show that people are generally aware of HIV. The "buzz" around HIV has, however, subsided. The local church does not directly engage HIV anymore, and HIV is more mentioned than talked about. HIV stigma continues to pose a challenge. To work towards the prevention of HIV, the local church needs to put HIV back on the agenda and continue to speak about the virus

Advertising · Cape · Cartography · Family medicine · Geography · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Local church · Marketing buzz · Participant observation · Political science · Psychiatry · Public health · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Stigma (botany) · Triangulation · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Gender Studies · HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology