'Every disease has its cure': Faith and HIV therapies in Islamic northern Nigeria

African Journal of AIDS Research

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 385-395

  Tocco, Jack Ume ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Antiretroviral therapy; Hadith; Hausa medicine; Health seeking behaviour; Medical pluralism; Prophetic medicine; Religion

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICINE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; HEALING; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICINE; MOSLEM; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PHYSICIAN; POSITION; RELIGION; RESEARCH; VIROTHERAPY;

EID: 80051847015     PISSN: 16085906     EISSN: 17279445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085906.2010.545646     Document Type: Article

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