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      The role of religious leaders in curbing the spread of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria

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          The tragic impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Nigeria and its rate of escalation despite increasing access to health services have been alarming and terrifying. Nigerian people are very religious, yet the impact of the pandemic leaves nothing untouched. The article examines the response of the Nigerian religious leaders to the challenges of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. It discusses some of the challenges facing religious leaders as they grapple with the consequences of this pandemic and explores ways in which they can make a real difference in halting its spread.

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            Condom social marketing, Pentecostalism, and structural adjustment in Mozambique: a clash of AIDS prevention messages.

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            Despite significant debate about the efficacy, ideology, and ethics of the method, condom social marketing (CSM) has become the dominant approach to AIDS education in many sub-Saharan African countries. However, critics have charged that social marketing (SM) distracts from the structural determinants of health-related behavior and excludes genuine community participation. This article argues that the diffusion of SM techniques in Africa is not driven by demonstrated efficacy but is attributable to the promotion of privatization and free markets in the structural adjustment era across the region. The CSM experience in a central Mozambican community reveals the dangers of using the method at the expense of community dialogue and participation to confront the AIDS epidemic. The advertising campaign developed to sell condoms has clashed with Pentecostal and Independent Churches, now a majority of the population, that have expanded rapidly across the region spreading a contrasting message about sexuality and risky behavior.
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                O Oluduro: Role: ND
                Journal
                Journal ID (publisher): pelj
                Title: PER: Potchefstroomse Elektroniese Regsblad
                Abbreviated Title: PER
                Publisher: Publication of North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus) (Potchefstroom )
                ISSN: 1727-3781
                Publication date (Print): 2010
                Volume: 13
                Issue: 3
                Pages: 208-236
                Affiliations
                [1 ] University of Ghent Belgium
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                Publisher ID: S1727-37812010000300007
                SO-VID: 1549bdb4-239f-406e-929a-28dc4912c09e
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                Self URI (journal page): http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=1727-3781&lng=en
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                Subject: Law

                ScienceOpen disciplines: General law
                Keywords: Role of religious leaders,faith-based organisations,HIV/AIDS pandemic,Nigeria,culture,discrimination,stigmatisation
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                Keywords: Role of religious leaders, faith-based organisations, HIV/AIDS pandemic, Nigeria, culture, discrimination, stigmatisation

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