An Assessment of an Alternative Religious Approach That Use Biblical Values and Religious Leaders in Hiv Prevention Process
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2014-05
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Addis Ababa University
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This paper looked at the experience of religious leaders who participated in HIV intervention
program using religious val ues and principles to tackle the problem of /-I I V AIDS in the community
and their beneficiaries who benefited from this intervention. This study was developed by using an in
depth interview as a primary tool and ten patticipants were purposive ly selected to be interviewed.
This study was developed in terms of qualitative inquiry with a descriptive purpose. Thematic
categorizati on and content analysis is used for anal yzi ng data.
The key findin gs of this resea rch point out that the conventional methods of addressing the
issue of HIV is inadequate to solve the problem of HIV/AIDS, the use of religious leaders in the fight
aga inst HIV/AIDS can bring tremendous change in the situation of HI V in the country and the
integration of spiritual intervention into the conventional method of intervention will result a
tra nsformation of ind ividual and behav ioral change. Interventions should also be aimed at
empowering and enabling individuals and communities towards risk consciousness, risk prevention
and promotion of heal rhy life style.
Key Words: spiritual intervention, re ligious va lues, alternative reli gious approaches, HIV message,
conventional approach
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spiritual intervention, re ligious va lues, alternative reli gious approaches, HIV message, conventional approach