ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023
The Role of Religions in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Narrative Review.
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- Bridging science and spirituality: the intersection of religion and public health in the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
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- Anti-COVID-19 Vaccine Narratives Among African and North American Neo-Pentecostals (Part 1): Evidence, Causes and Lessons.Journal of religion and health · 2026Review
- Authority, trust, and healthcare communication in a religious minority: the case of the Haredi community in Israel during COVID-19.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Bridging Faith and Health: The Role of Muslim Religious Leaders in Disseminating COVID-19 Information in Norway.Journal of religion and health · 2025Article
- The fourth trimester and challenges for the lupus patient.EULAR rheumatology open · 2025Review
- Approaches to Studying Religion and Public Health: A Narrative Review and Interdisciplinary Framework.Journal of religion and health · 2025Review
- Messages dissemination regarding covid-19 by street posters: the case of the ultra-Orthodox community in Israel.International journal for equity in health · 2025Article
- Unveiling Topics and Emotions in Arabic Tweets Surrounding the COVID-19 Pandemic: Topic Modeling and Sentiment Analysis Approach.JMIR infodemiology · 2025Article
- Perspectives Toward COVID-19 Sanctions in the Orthodox Jewish Community in Brooklyn and Queens: A Qualitative Study of Medical Providers Experience.Journal of religion and health · 2025Article
- Depression, Anxiety, Resilience, and Family Functioning Among Different Age Groups During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A One-Year Longitudinal Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Determinants of COVID-19 vaccine uptake: evidence from a vulnerable global South setting.BMC research notes · 2024Article
- The social evolution of COVID-19: pandemics asFrontiers in sociology · 2024Review
- Seeking New Meaning in the Shadow of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Research of Spiritual Issues and Experiences among Students in Turkish Society.Journal of religion and health · 2023Article
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Abstract
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.
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