Social distancing: how religion, culture and burial ceremony undermine the effort to curb COVID-19 in South Africa.

Jaja, Ishmael Festus; Anyanwu, Madubuike Umunna; Iwu Jaja, Chinwe-Juliana

Jaja, Ishmael Festus; Anyanwu, Madubuike Umunna; Iwu Jaja, Chinwe-Juliana.

Jaja IF; Department of Livestock and Pasture Science, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa.
Anyanwu MU; Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
Iwu Jaja CJ; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.

Emerg Microbes Infect ; 9(1): 1077-1079, 2020 12.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-381986

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Betacoronavirus/isolation & purification; Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections/transmission; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology; Pneumonia, Viral/transmission; Religion; Restraint, Physical/psychology; Burial/ethics; COVID-19; COVID-19 Testing; Clinical Laboratory Techniques; Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis; Coronavirus Infections/mortality; Female; Humans; Male; Pneumonia, Viral/diagnosis; Pneumonia, Viral/mortality; SARS-CoV-2; South Africa/epidemiology; Survival Analysis

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Africa; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; South Africa; burial ceremony; religion; tradition

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Religion / Restraint, Physical / Coronavirus Infections / Pandemics / Betacoronavirus Type of study: Diagnostic study / Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: English Journal: Emerg Microbes Infect Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 22221751.2020.1769501

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