Center for Global Health Research and Studies, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy.
National Institute for Health, Migration and Poverty (INMP), 00153 Rome, Italy.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jan 17;20(3):1691. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20031691.
Culture, religion and health are closely intertwined, profoundly affecting people's attitudes and behaviors as well as their conception and experience of illness and disease. In order to analyze the impact of religion in the current COVID-19 pandemic, we performed a literature review investigating both the scientific and grey literature on the topic. COVID-19 outbreaks reported in pilgrimages and religious ceremonies around the world-especially in the first wave of the pandemic wave-and the role played by religion in conveying culturally sensitive information about COVID-19 are some of the evidence we reviewed. Our research highlights how religions have represented, on the one hand, a risk for the spread of the virus and, on the other, a precious opportunity to engage people, and in particular minorities, in fighting the pandemic. To overcome this pandemic and to be prepared for similar ones in the future, scientists, politicians and health professionals should acknowledge the role that culture and religion play in people's lives and how it can assist in tackling complex health challenges.
文化、宗教与健康密切交织，深刻影响着人们对疾病的态度和行为，以及他们对疾病的认知和体验。为了分析宗教在当前 COVID-19 大流行中的影响，我们对该主题的科学文献和灰色文献进行了综述。我们所审查的证据包括：世界各地朝圣和宗教仪式中报告的 COVID-19 疫情爆发——尤其是在大流行第一波期间——以及宗教在传播与 COVID-19 相关的文化敏感性信息方面所发挥的作用。我们的研究强调了宗教一方面如何构成了病毒传播的风险，另一方面又如何成为一个宝贵的机会，可以让人们，特别是少数群体，参与抗击大流行。为了克服这场大流行，并为未来类似的大流行做好准备，科学家、政治家和卫生专业人员应该承认文化和宗教在人们生活中所扮演的角色，以及它如何帮助应对复杂的健康挑战。
