Department of Psychiatry, Midlands State University, Gweru, Zimbabwe.
Psychology Department, University of Limpopo, Mankweng, South Africa.
AIDS Care. 2021 Mar;33(3):383-388. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2020.1724255. Epub 2020 Feb 7.
There has been a proliferation of faith healing organizations in Zimbabwe in the past decade. These organizations have been attracting many people especially those with chronic conditions as their leaders claim to have spiritual powers to heal illnesses. This has led to people with chronic conditions opting for spiritual healing over medical methods thereby defaulting ARVs. This qualitative study sought to explore religious related reasons that have led to defaulting Antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) among People Living with HIV AIDS in Gweru, Zimbabwe (PLWHIV). Fifteen participants who at one point defaulted medications, six counselors and four religious leaders were interviewed. Content analysis was used to analyze data. Themes obtained revealed that PLWHIV defaulted medications because - they believed in faith healing, alternative medicines, perceived spirituality as the main cause of HIV and AIDS and that they had an allegiance to church values. The study recommends the need to provide HIV and AIDS education to leaders of religious organizations so as to harmonize religion and HIV and AIDS treatment.
在过去的十年中，津巴布韦出现了大量信仰疗愈组织。这些组织吸引了许多人，尤其是那些患有慢性病的人，因为他们的领导人声称拥有精神力量来治愈疾病。这导致许多慢性病患者选择接受精神疗愈而不是医疗方法，从而停止服用抗逆转录病毒药物（ARV）。本定性研究旨在探讨津巴布韦圭鲁（PLWHIV）的艾滋病毒/艾滋病感染者（PLWHIV）中与宗教相关的导致停止服用抗逆转录病毒药物（ARV）的原因。采访了 15 名曾经停止服用药物的参与者、6 名顾问和 4 名宗教领袖。使用内容分析法对数据进行分析。获得的主题表明，PLWHIV 停止服用药物是因为他们相信信仰疗愈、替代药物、认为精神是 HIV 和艾滋病的主要原因，以及他们对教会价值观的忠诚。该研究建议有必要向宗教组织的领导人提供艾滋病毒/艾滋病教育，以协调宗教与艾滋病毒/艾滋病治疗。
