Religiosity and sexuality: Counseling provided by Brazilian Protestant pastors

Hoga, Luíza Akiko Komura; Rodolpho, Juliana Reale Caçapava; Penteado, Priscilla Evelyn; Borges, Ana Luíza Vilela; Alvarez, Rocio Elizabeth Chavez

doi:10.1016/j.srhc.2013.04.001

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“…Praying in a group, individually and at different times of the day and singing and reciting the word of God [ 11 ] during prayers are characteristic of the Christian religion especially those of the Pentecostal/Charismatic denominations in Ghana. Fellowship among prayer group members was reported as reassuring and emotionally comforting [ 11 , 19 ]. This suggests that religious groups should endeavour to give emotional support to pregnant women to enhance their mental state.…”

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“…A growing phenomenon in Ghana is religious Pentecostal/Charismatic leaders praying for pregnant women and some giving the women religious artefacts such as anointing oil for their use. Some of these leaders also directly anoint the women and give them other spiritual directions concerning the use of artefacts or the performance of other specific activities aimed at safe delivery [ 18 , 19 ].…”

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Religious beliefs and practices in pregnancy and labour: an inductive qualitative study among post-partum women in Ghana

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Odai

Omenyo

2016

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth

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BackgroundReligiosity in health care delivery has attracted some attention in contemporary literature. The religious beliefs and practices of patients play an important role in the recovery of the patient. Pregnant women and women in labour exhibit their faith and use religious artefacts. This phenomenon is poorly understood in Ghana. The study sought to investigate the religious beliefs and practices of post-partum Ghanaian women.MethodsA descriptive phenomenological study was conducted inductively involving 13 women who were sampled purposively. Individual in-depth interviews were conducted in English, Ga, Twi and Ewe. The interviews were audio-taped and transcribed. Concurrent analysis was done employing the principles of content analysis. Ethical approval was obtained for the study and anonymity and confidentiality were ensured.ResultsThemes generated revealed religious beliefs and practices such as prayer, singing, thanksgiving at church, fellowship and emotional support. Pastors’ spiritual interventions in pregnancy included prayer and revelations, reversing negative dreams, laying of hands and anointing women. Also, traditional beliefs and practices were food and water restrictions and tribal rituals. Religious artefacts used in pregnancy and labour were anointing oil, blessed water, sticker, blessed white handkerchief, blessed sand, Bible and Rosary. Family influence and secrecy were associated with the use of artefacts.ConclusionsReligiosity should be a key component of training health care professionals so that they can understand the religious needs of their clients and provide holistic care. We concluded that pregnant women and women in labour should be supported to exercise their religious beliefs and practices.

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Religious beliefs and practices in pregnancy and labour: an inductive qualitative study among post-partum women in Ghana

Aziato

Odai

Omenyo

2016

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth

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“…Obviously not all women using OCs experience negative sexual function outcomes (Hoga, Rodolpho, Penteado, Borges, & Alvarez, 2013;Machado, De Melo, Prota, Lopes, & Megale, 2012;Wonglikhitpanya & Taneepanichskul, 2006). A randomized study showed positive improvement in sexual pleasure, orgasm frequency, and orgasm intensity compared to nomethod controls (Farrell et al, 2014).…”

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The Sexual Acceptability of Contraception: Reviewing the Literature and Building a New Concept

Higgins

Smith

2016

The Journal of Sex Research

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How contraceptives affect women’s sexual well-being is critically understudied. Fortunately, a growing literature focuses on sexual aspects of contraception, especially hormonal contraception’s associations with libido. However, a more holistic approach to contraceptive sexual acceptability is needed to capture the full range of women’s sexual experiences. We conducted a narrative literature review of this topic, working with an original sample of 3,001 citations published from 2005 to 2015. In Part 1, we draw from a subset of this literature (264 citations) to build a new conceptual model of sexual acceptability. Aspects include macro factors (gender, social inequality, culture, and structure), relationship factors (dyadic influences and partner preferences), and individual factors (sexual functioning, sexual preferences, such as dis/inhibition, spontaneity, pleasure, the sexual aspects of side effects, such as bleeding, mood changes, sexual identity and sexual minority status, and pregnancy intentions). In Part 2, we review the empirical literature on the sexual acceptability of individual methods (103 citations), applying the model as much as possible. Results suggest contraceptives can affect women’s sexuality in a wide variety of positive and negative ways that extend beyond sexual functioning alone. More attention to sexual acceptability could promote both women’s sexual well-being and more widespread, user-friendly contraceptive practices.

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“…Men are expected to be simultaneously strong, protective, assertive, determined, hardworking, loving, respectful, and responsible for the family. However, pastors advise members of their churches to play men´s roles without authoritarianism (Hoga, Rodolpho, Penteado, Borges, & Alvarez, 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%