Palliative care awareness amongst religious leaders and seminarians: a Nigerian study

Awareness of Religious Leaders’ Fatwa and Willingness to Donate Organ

BACKGROUND It is believed that religious leaders' positive attitude towards organ donation can be an effective factor in Muslims' inclination to donate organs. OBJECTIVE To assess the knowledge of freshmen students in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences about religious leaders' fatwa on organ donation and its effect on their willingness to donate organs. METHODS This cross-sectional stud...

Awareness of Family Planning amongst Antenatal Patients in a Nigerian Community: an Exploratory Study

AIM This study aimed at determining the awareness about family planning amongst pregnant women presenting to the antenatal clinic of Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria. METHODOLOGY The study was conducted between December, 2007 and February, 2008 at the antenatal clinic of the hospital. Ethical clearance was obtained from the Ethical Review Committee of the hospital prior to com...

Religious Understandings of a Good Death in Hospice Palliative Care.

In the 1960s in London, England, Cicely Saunders introduced a new way of treating the terminally ill, which she called “hospice care.” Saunders, a trained nurse, social worker, and medical doctor, held that humans should be able to die with dignity and at peace. This viewpoint originated from her medical experience as well as her religious commitment as a Christian. The religious basis of hospi...

Choosing palliative care: do religious beliefs make a difference?

Cultural and religious considerations in pediatric palliative care.

OBJECTIVE A growing multicultural society presents healthcare providers with a difficult task of providing appropriate care for individuals who have different life experiences, beliefs, value systems, religions, languages, and notions of healthcare. This is especially vital when end-of-life care is needed during childhood. There is a dearth of literature addressing cultural considerations in th...