1. Religion vs. AIDS
By: Hans Rijksen

2. Religion
“A strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny”
Many religions in Africa
Going to be about:
Roman Catholicism
Islam
Indigenous religions
Definition from: wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

3. Roman Catholicism Mostly in Sub-Saharan Africa
Can’t use birth control items
Ex: Condoms
Has big impact on the number of people with AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa

4. Islam Mostly in Northern Africa 70 – 100 % of Northern Africa = Muslim
Allowed to use birth control items under certain circumstances

5. Indigenous Religions Throughout almost all of Africa
Often don’t know very much about AIDS
Can influence their ideas about preventing AIDS

6. Comparison
In Sub-Saharan Africa 25 – 28.2 mil ppl are infected w/ HIV/AIDS
In Northern Africa & Middle East 470 – 730 thousand ppl are infected w/ HIV/AIDS
These #s are usually the effect of culture
Roman Catholicism’s stance against birth control has caused much more HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa than in Northern Africa
Under indigenous cultures, many are not educated well on the subject
Causes much of the HIV/AIDS among them
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