“I let others speak about condoms:” Muslim religious leaders’ selective engagement with an NGO-Led family planning project in rural Tanzania

Rafiq, Mohamed Yunus; Wheatley, Hannah; Salti, Rashid; Shemdoe, Aloisia; Baraka, Jitihada; Mushi, Hildegalda

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114650

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“…The diversity of perspectives represented in our interviews with Muslim leaders, as well as in a small study in southeastern Tanzania, 54 indicates that these leaders’ subsequent teaching about FP in their communities needs to be highly context specific. Our goal would be to provide knowledge and tools to equip these leaders to bring accurate FP information to their communities in the way they believe would be most appropriate and effective.…”

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Perspectives of Muslim Religious Leaders to Shape an Educational Intervention About Family Planning in Rural Tanzania: A Qualitative Study

Chalem

Nzali²,

Cordeiro

et al. 2023

Glob Health Sci Pract

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Muslim religious and lay leaders in rural Tanzania interpreted Islamic teachings as accepting of family planning (FP) for birth spacing and uniformly supported spacing through breastfeeding and the calendar method. nThe need for more FP education in Muslim communities was widely agreed upon, and leaders were open to helping to provide this education. n Leaders' insights yielded recommendations for educating Muslim religious leaders in their communities. These included educating men and women both together and separately depending on context and partnerships between medical and religious leaders to co-teach educational sessions.n Muslim religious leaders can be empowered to teach their own communities by receiving education about contraceptive methods, including how the methods work, their efficacy, and potential side effects.

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confidence: 95%

Perspectives of Muslim Religious Leaders to Shape an Educational Intervention About Family Planning in Rural Tanzania: A Qualitative Study

Chalem

Nzali²,

Cordeiro

et al. 2023

Glob Health Sci Pract

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“…These include con icting religious beliefs, inadequate knowledge about HIV prevention, and insu cient training on HIV prevention methods (7). Religious beliefs signi cantly in uence the decisions of religious leaders when recommending certain HIV prevention strategies, with some refraining from promoting condom use due to religious convictions (27,28). This implies that congregations may receive limited information regarding alternative HIV prevention strategies, potentially hindering comprehensive prevention efforts.…”

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Knowledge and perceptions of religious leaders toward HIV prevention among young people in a resource-limited setting: A qualitative study

Murungi,

Kunihira,

Oyella

et al. 2024

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Background: Currently, 410,000 new HIV infections among youth occur worldwide, which is a significant public health issue. Members of the clergy can be trustworthy allies in the reduction of HIV infections among the youth. However, little is known regarding their knowledge as well as the perceptions they hold towards HIV prevention among young people. Thus, we explored the knowledge and perceptions of religious leaders regarding HIV prevention among young people (15–24 years) in Lira district. Methods: This was a cross-sectional qualitative study conducted among 20 religious leaders in March 2021 in Lira district. Religious leaders were sampled purposively and recruited from modern religions (beliefs influenced by Christianity or Islam) in Lira district. Guides for key informant interviews were utilized to gather information. Each interview was audio recorded, transcribed, and entered into NVivo version 12 software, and the data was then ready for analysis. The main themes were determined using thematic analysis. Results: Although a few individuals had some misconceptions, the majority of participants had good knowledge about the transmission and prevention of HIV. Participants knew awareness creation, abstinence, and faithfulness in marriage as HIV prevention strategies and held positive perceptions. Perceived barriers to HIV prevention involvement were lack of knowledge and training, and inadequate resources whereas motivating factors were; being respected, and trusted, and having easy access to young people. Conclusion: In conclusion, religious leaders show limited HIV prevention knowledge due to religious beliefs, but understand the importance of measures like abstinence. Despite challenges, their involvement is crucial. Addressing knowledge gaps and providing support is vital. Future efforts should emphasize both behavioral measures and interventions like condom use, Post Exposure Prophylaxis, and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis.

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Knowledge and perceptions of religious leaders towards HIV prevention among young people in Lira district, Northern Uganda: a qualitative study

Murungi,

Kunihira,

Oyella

et al. 2024

Discov Health Systems

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Background Currently, 410,000 new HIV infections among youth occur worldwide, which is a significant public health issue. Members of the clergy can be trustworthy allies in the reduction of HIV infections among the youth. However, little is known regarding their knowledge as well as the perceptions they hold towards HIV prevention among young people. Thus, we explored the knowledge and perceptions of religious leaders regarding HIV prevention among young people (15–24 years) in Lira district. Methods This was a cross-sectional qualitative study conducted among 20 religious’ leaders in March 2021 in Lira district. Religious leaders were sampled purposively and recruited from modern religions (beliefs influenced by Christianity or Islam) in Lira district. Guides for key informant interviews were utilized to gather information. Each interview was audio recorded, transcribed, and entered into NVivo version 12 software, and the data was then ready for analysis. The main themes were determined using thematic analysis. Results Although a few individuals had some misconceptions, the majority of participants had good knowledge about the transmission and prevention of HIV. Participants knew awareness creation, abstinence, and faithfulness in marriage as HIV prevention strategies and held positive perceptions. Perceived barriers to HIV prevention involvement were lack of knowledge and training and inadequate resources, whereas motivating factors were being respected and trusted and having easy access to young people. Conclusion In conclusion, religious leaders show limited HIV prevention knowledge due to religious beliefs, but understand the importance of measures like abstinence. Despite the challenges, their involvement is crucial. Addressing knowledge gaps and providing support is vital. Future efforts should emphasize both behavioral measures and interventions like condom use, post-exposure prophylaxis, and pre-exposure prophylaxis.

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“I let others speak about condoms:” Muslim religious leaders’ selective engagement with an NGO-Led family planning project in rural Tanzania

Cited by 13 publications

References 26 publications

Perspectives of Muslim Religious Leaders to Shape an Educational Intervention About Family Planning in Rural Tanzania: A Qualitative Study

Perspectives of Muslim Religious Leaders to Shape an Educational Intervention About Family Planning in Rural Tanzania: A Qualitative Study

Knowledge and perceptions of religious leaders toward HIV prevention among young people in a resource-limited setting: A qualitative study

Knowledge and perceptions of religious leaders towards HIV prevention among young people in Lira district, Northern Uganda: a qualitative study

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