Religion and women's health in Ghana
Insights into HIV/AIDs preventive and protective behavior
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4885568 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Baffour K Takyi (University of Akron, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1221-1234 |
| Publication date | 2003-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Science & Medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/s0277-9536(02)00122-3 |
| PMID | 12600360 |
| OpenAlex | W2038713669 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 64 |
| References cited | 74 |
Developing country · Economic growth · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Gender Studies · Medicine · Psychology · Religion, Society, and Development · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology
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Spirituality, religiosity, aging and health in global perspective
Does the type of school matter in preventing bullying? Knowledge, experience, and readiness to face bullying by students enrolled in public and private schools in the Philippines
Substance use and suicide among men in Ghana
Older Adults’ Understanding of Covid-19 and Successful Aging
Radical Pleasure
Religion, Contraception, and Method Choice of Married Women in Ghana
Religion and the Risks of Sexually Transmissible Infections
Perceptions of Parents on How Religion Influences Adolescents’ Sexual Behaviours in Two Ghanaian Communities
Influence of Religious Factors on Attitudes Towards Suicidal Behaviour in Ghana
The Differential Impact of Religion on Self-Reported Health Among Serbian Roma Women
Religion and the Public Sphere
Psychological Well-Being in a Context of Adversity
Psychosocial Correlates of Condom Use Intentions among Junior High School Students in the Bolgatanga Municipality of Ghana
“I have sinned”
Social participation, health literacy, and health and well-being
Complex negotiations
The impact of church contextual factors on church-going youth's HIV prevention behaviour in Nairobi, Kenya
Religious participation and HIV-disclosure rationales among people living with HIV/Aids in rural Swaziland
Predictors of sexual behaviour among church-going youths in Nairobi, Kenya
Social determinants of rest deprivation amongst Ghanaian women
Faith and HIV prevention
"Driving the devil away"
Religion and HIV in Tanzania
Motivations and Methods for Self-disclosure of HIV Seropositivity in Nairobi, Kenya
Contextual factors influencing HIV risk behaviour in Central Asia
A multilevel analysis of the determinants and cross-national variations of HIV seropositivity in sub-Saharan Africa
Monogamous marriage in Zimbabwe
Exploring women’s gendered experiences of sexual reproductive health during a pandemic
Caregivers’ and non-caregivers’ knowledge regarding HIV/Aids and attitude towards HIV/Aids and orphans in Nigeria
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Connecting religion to homeownership
Understanding ageing in sub-Saharan Africa
Promises and Challenges of Faith-Based Aids Care and Support in Mozambique
The Influence of Changes in Women's Religious Affiliation on Contraceptive Use and Fertility Among the Kassena‐Nankana of Northern Ghana
Premarital Sex, Procreation, and HIV Risk in Nigeria
The Blessings of Medicine? Patient Characteristics and Health Outcomes in a Ugandan Mission Hospital, 1908–19701
Religion, Reproductive Health, and Sexual Behavior in Ghana
Religion, identity and public health in Botswana
Relationship between distance to social gathering facilities and risk of trachoma for households in rural Tanzanian communities
The role of religion in HIV-positive women's disclosure experiences and coping strategies in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Aids in Africa
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Challenges to the reproductive-health needs of African women
Gender, religious involvement, and HIV/Aids prevention in Mozambique
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The Malawi Religion Project
Talking about the 'Epidemic of the Millennium
Condom Social Marketing, Pentecostalism, and Structural Adjustment in Mozambique
Community leaders' attitudes towards and perceptions of suicide and suicide prevention in Ghana
The meanings of suicidal behaviour to psychology students in Ghana
Religion and HIV Risk Behaviors Among Married Men
Like a prayer
Cultural Objects as Objects
Is HIV/Aids a consequence or divine judgment? Implications for faith-based social services. A Nigerian faith-based university's study
Understanding culture and HIV/Aids in sub-Saharan Africa
Adolescent religiosity and attitudes to HIV and Aids in Ghana
Factors influencing condom use among women in Ghana
HIV/Aids through the lens of Christianity
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Drawing out culture
Sex, gender, and health
Religion and Health
The Religion-Health Connection
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Religion and Health
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The Health Belief Model and Sick Role Behavior
Women who are HIV infected
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Religion, Health, and Psychological Well-Being in Older Adults
Migration, Sexual Behavior and the Risk of HIV in Kenya
Migration, Sexual Behavior and the Risk of HIV in Kenya
Toward an Epidemiological Model of Aids in Sub-Saharan Africa
The density of social networks and fertility decisions
The Influence of Traditional Religion on Fertility Regulation among the Kassena-Nankana of Northern Ghana
Some Recent Developments in African Christianity
Disease classification in rural Ghana
Women and Aids in Africa
The Family and Sexual Networking in Sub-Saharan Africa
Can behaviour be modified to preserve health
Religion, social milieu, and the contraceptive revolution
Saints and Social Structures
Does Religion Matter in Contraceptive Use among Ghanaian Women
The Islamic dialogue with African traditional religion
Social network associations with contraceptive use among Cameroonian women in voluntary associations
White, red and black
Religion and differences in morbidity and mortality
Women and aids in developing countries
Women's orientation toward help-seeking for mental disorders
How religion influences morbidity and health
Religion and health
Determinants of condom use intentions of university students in Ghana
Prediction of motivation and behavior change following health promotion
Social vs biological
Transforming Aids prevention to meet women's needs
African women and Aids
The Study of African Christianity in the 1990s
Safe sects? dynamic religion and Aids in South Africa
Religion and politics in Sub-Saharan Africa
The Social Bases of Religion
Religious Affiliation and Sexual Initiation among Ghanaian Women
Global Trends in Aids Mortality
Rethinking the African Aids Epidemic
The Nature and Limits of the sub-Saharan African Aids Epidemic
The Social Context of Aids in sub-Saharan Africa
Ghana's Charismatic Churches
The Role of Christian Churches in National Politics
Religious Affiliation, Marital Processes and Women's Educational Attainment in a Developing Society
Religious Participation and Adolescent Sexual Behavior and Attitudes
Preferences, Constraints, and Choices in Religious Markets
Migrant Labor and Sexually Transmitted Disease
Religious Involvement and Subjective Well-Being
Delivered from the powers of darkness
Foundations of Social Theory
Conceptualizing Stigma
Social Capital in the Creation of Human Capital
| Unique citing works | 64 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,91 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2025 (22) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 60 |