The Role of Religious Leaders in Curbing the spread of HIV/Aids in Nigeria

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ID23142199
AuthorsOlubayo Oluduro (Adekunle Ajasin University, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume13
Issue3
Pages207-236
Publication date2017-06-19
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePotchefstroom Electronic Law Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1727-3781 • E-ISSN: 1727-3781
PublisherAcademy of Science of South Africa (PUBLISHER • ZA)
DOI10.17159/1727-3781/2010/v13i3a2690
OpenAlexW2065712531
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited8

The tragic impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Nigeria and its rate of escalation despite increasing access to health services have been alarming and terrifying. Nigerian people are very religious, yet the impact of the pandemic leaves nothing untouched. The article examines the response of the Nigerian religious leaders to the challenges of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. It discusses some of the challenges facing religious leaders as they grapple with the consequences of this pandemic and explores ways in which they can make a real difference in halting its spread.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Nothing · Pandemic · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · African cultural and philosophical studies · Law · Medicine · Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria · Religion, Society, and Development · Virology

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