The campaign against COVID-19 in Nigeria: exploring church leaders’ role perception and action

IF 3.6 3区 哲学 0 RELIGION Religion Brain & Behavior Pub Date : 2022-04-14 DOI:10.1080/2153599X.2022.2056911
George C. Nche, Uchechukwu M. Agbo
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ABSTRACT Due to the constructive roles religious leaders played during previous pandemics, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other organizations have outlined the roles expected of religious leaders in the current campaign against COVID-19. However, during previous pandemics, some religious leaders also undermined public-health measures. Thus, it is important to understand what religious leaders think of the expectations of health organizations, as well as their responses to the pandemic. This study explored church leaders’ role perception and action towards COVID-19 in Nigeria. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with eighteen church leaders from Catholic, Anglican, and Pentecostal churches. Using a thematic analysis method, the study found that while all the participants agreed to have roles in the campaign against COVID-19, interpretations of these roles and the corresponding actions differed between those who promote public-health measures and those who undermine these measures. Implications of findings for policy and research are discussed.
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尼日利亚抗击COVID-19运动:探讨教会领袖的角色认知和行动
鉴于宗教领袖在以往的大流行中发挥的建设性作用,世界卫生组织(世卫组织)和其他组织概述了宗教领袖在当前抗击COVID-19运动中的作用。然而,在以前的大流行期间,一些宗教领袖也破坏了公共卫生措施。因此,重要的是要了解宗教领袖对卫生组织的期望以及他们对大流行病的反应的看法。本研究探讨了尼日利亚教会领袖对COVID-19的角色认知和行动。数据是通过对来自天主教、圣公会和五旬节派教会的18位教会领袖的半结构化访谈收集的。通过主题分析方法,该研究发现,虽然所有参与者都同意在抗击COVID-19的运动中发挥作用,但促进和破坏公共卫生措施的人对这些作用和相应行动的解释存在差异。讨论了研究结果对政策和研究的影响。
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