Religious beliefs and the utilization of traditional medicine among members of Pentecostal churches in Emurin, Ogun state, Nigeria
| dc.contributor.author | Owumi, B. E. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Raji, S. O. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Aliyu, T. K. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-10-03T14:36:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-10-03T14:36:01Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
| dc.description | Journal Article | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This study aims at determining the religious beliefs and the utilization of traditional medicine among members of Pentecostal Churches in Emure. The study was carried out using quota sampling technique. A semi containing 31 questions and an in used simultaneously to elicit information from church members. The research hypothesized that there was a significant relationship between the use of traditional medicine and the sex of respondents. Also there exists a significant relationship between the denomination of respondents and the use of traditional medicine. Since p-value was greater than 0.05, both hypotheses were accepted. However it was discovered that 65.3% would opt for divine healing/prayers when initially confronted with illness. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2045-8452 Print | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2045-8460 Online | |
| dc.identifier.other | African Journal of Social Sciences 3(4), pp. 23-34 | |
| dc.identifier.other | ui_art_owumi_religious_2013 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://ir.library.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/873 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | Traditional Medicine | en_US |
| dc.subject | Religion | en_US |
| dc.subject | Pentecostal churches | en_US |
| dc.title | Religious beliefs and the utilization of traditional medicine among members of Pentecostal churches in Emurin, Ogun state, Nigeria | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |