The third therapeutic system: Faith healing strategies in the context of a generalized aids epidemic

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 107-122

  Manglos, Nicolette D ^a   Trinitapoli, Jenny ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

faith healing; HIV AIDS; religion; sub Saharan Africa; traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALAWI; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUAL HEALING;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FAITH HEALING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALAWI; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 79953665197     PISSN: 00221465     EISSN: 21506000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022146510395025     Document Type: Article

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