Table 2.
Category | Description |
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Nurses’ personal religious experiences | Verbalizations related to personal religious beliefs and practice among participants. These included organizational and individual practices in which religion was the main driving factor. |
Religious practices during health care delivery | Verbalizations related to the use of religion during service provision to PLWHA. |
Religion as a rationale for HIV-related stigma | Stigmatizing verbalizations related to PLWHA. These included using personal characteristics to explain HIV infection, descriptions of denial of services due to religion, and conceptualizing HIV infection as the consequence of breaking religious laws. |
Abbreviations: PLWHA, people living with HIV/AIDS.