COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY
THE INFLUENCE OF RELIGION TO ITS BELIEVERS ON HEALth SEEKING BEHAVIOUR IN THE SOCIETY.
ABSTRACT
This paper explores the influence of religion to its believers toward health seeking behavior, both Christians, muslims and traditional believers in Dar es salaam the case study of Manzese, kinondoni and msasani in order to increase the recognition of importance of religion towards our health
This paper is guided by the belief that every society has its own created reality that works for its members, reality that is not necessarily accepted by other cultures around it , a reality that only has meaning within the cultural parameters, a reality that society is not willing to abandon because of its importance for the survival of its members
It was found by this research that religion has and still influences its believers towards choice for their treatments in regard to their beliefs, as it has very important position as it facilitates diagnosis and the treatments of individuals. Through this research I recommend that religion plays significant role to the choices of treatment where by every religion proposes for its procedures for treatment which has its influence on how health is defined and what causes deseases and illness is concerned. Therefore more research is needed to the field of religion and choices people makes for their treatments and how choices is useful to solve their health problems.
INTRODUCTION
Influences of religion to its believers towards health seeking behavior appears to be the subject of discussion among researchers and especially is what covers this paper
The health care system needs the support of the community to insure that health service are utilized, The community members know best what their health problems are and they may even know or suggest ways to solve health problems because their definitions and perception toward...
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