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Communication, HIV Prevention and Faith-Health Intersection: An Exploration of Perspectives among Christian Leaders in Rwanda

Kwitonda, Jean Claude
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1276805962

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2010, Master of Arts (MA), Ohio University, Communication and Development Studies (International Studies).
This research explores the opinions of religious leaders in Rwanda projected in their interpretation of a salient narrative and HIV prevention methods. The study established that the intersection of faith and health is something that is still of a highly contested terrain. The study also reveals that ABC has been communicated using behavioral messaging at the detriment of the foremost experiential, stage-matched approach of communication. Yet, religious leaders’ opinions reflect fluctuating feelings about their roles in health and faith. The plight of religious leaders finds expression in their vacillating stances that are constantly evaluated, constructed and reconstructed. In order to validate and illustrate these findings, I locate data analysis in the theory of narrative persuasion, Problematic Integration theory and some vital problematics of narrative theorizing. The study concludes and recommends that narrative mode is a viable alternative communication avenue for effectively reaching religious leaders in Rwanda and (perhaps) beyond.
Rafael Obregon, PhD (Committee Chair)
Stephen Howard, PhD (Committee Member)
Anthony Sallar, PhD (Committee Member)
119 p.
Communication; Health Education
Communication; HIV prevention; faith; health

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  • Kwitonda, J. C. (2010). Communication, HIV Prevention and Faith-Health Intersection: An Exploration of Perspectives among Christian Leaders in Rwanda [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1276805962

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Kwitonda, Jean Claude. Communication, HIV Prevention and Faith-Health Intersection: An Exploration of Perspectives among Christian Leaders in Rwanda. 2010. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1276805962.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Kwitonda, Jean Claude. "Communication, HIV Prevention and Faith-Health Intersection: An Exploration of Perspectives among Christian Leaders in Rwanda." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1276805962

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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