“Allah will decide my life and death”: Religion and spirituality among populations at risk for HIV in Malaysia
We examined the influence of religion and spirituality on HIV risk contexts through in-depth interviews with men who have sex with men (n = 10) and female commercial sex workers (n = 10) in Malaysia. Using a grounded theory approach, five themes emerged from the interviews: (a) religion encourages c...
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| author | Shaw, Stacey Anne Cornwell, Olivia Lim, Sin How Saifi, Rumana Ung, Lik Teng Kamarulzaman, Adeeba |
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| description | We examined the influence of religion and spirituality on HIV risk contexts through in-depth interviews with men who have sex with men (n = 10) and female commercial sex workers (n = 10) in Malaysia. Using a grounded theory approach, five themes emerged from the interviews: (a) religion encourages caring for health, (b) health is influenced by a higher power, (c) prayer is a conduit to health assistance, (d) stigma is compounded by religion but it does not limit one’s spirituality, and (e) religion is not but should be incorporated into HIV campaigns. Incorporation of spirituality in service provision and addressing stigma is warranted. |
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| spelling | um.eprints-206922019-03-13T04:31:49Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/20692/ “Allah will decide my life and death”: Religion and spirituality among populations at risk for HIV in Malaysia Shaw, Stacey Anne Cornwell, Olivia Lim, Sin How Saifi, Rumana Ung, Lik Teng Kamarulzaman, Adeeba R Medicine We examined the influence of religion and spirituality on HIV risk contexts through in-depth interviews with men who have sex with men (n = 10) and female commercial sex workers (n = 10) in Malaysia. Using a grounded theory approach, five themes emerged from the interviews: (a) religion encourages caring for health, (b) health is influenced by a higher power, (c) prayer is a conduit to health assistance, (d) stigma is compounded by religion but it does not limit one’s spirituality, and (e) religion is not but should be incorporated into HIV campaigns. Incorporation of spirituality in service provision and addressing stigma is warranted. Taylor & Francis 2018 Article PeerReviewed Shaw, Stacey Anne and Cornwell, Olivia and Lim, Sin How and Saifi, Rumana and Ung, Lik Teng and Kamarulzaman, Adeeba (2018) “Allah will decide my life and death”: Religion and spirituality among populations at risk for HIV in Malaysia. Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought, 37 (2). pp. 128-145. ISSN 1542-6432, DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/15426432.2018.1447419 <https://doi.org/10.1080/15426432.2018.1447419>. https://doi.org/10.1080/15426432.2018.1447419 doi:10.1080/15426432.2018.1447419 |
| spellingShingle | R Medicine Shaw, Stacey Anne Cornwell, Olivia Lim, Sin How Saifi, Rumana Ung, Lik Teng Kamarulzaman, Adeeba “Allah will decide my life and death”: Religion and spirituality among populations at risk for HIV in Malaysia |
| title | “Allah will decide my life and death”: Religion and spirituality among populations at risk for HIV in Malaysia |
| title_full | “Allah will decide my life and death”: Religion and spirituality among populations at risk for HIV in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | “Allah will decide my life and death”: Religion and spirituality among populations at risk for HIV in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | “Allah will decide my life and death”: Religion and spirituality among populations at risk for HIV in Malaysia |
| title_short | “Allah will decide my life and death”: Religion and spirituality among populations at risk for HIV in Malaysia |
| title_sort | allah will decide my life and death religion and spirituality among populations at risk for hiv in malaysia |
| topic | R Medicine |
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