Esi Korkoi Bentsi-Enchill

African Spirituality, Health Beliefs, Health Behaviour and Education

The Enduring Character of the African Worldview in spite of Higher Education

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examined the relationship between African spirituality,hHealth beliefs and health behaviour of two hundred (200) undergraduate students from The Methodist University College, Ghana. Its objective was to ascertain if health locus of control(HLC)and health seeking behaviour were influenced by African spirituality in the incidence of a high level of education. The African Spiritual World View Scale, Health Beliefs Scale and Multidimensional Health Questionnaires were administered to participants. Analysis of findings indicate that higher education does not have any significant impact on students' African spirituality and that, African spirituality continued to influence students HLC and health behaviour in spite of higher education. These findings emphasize the importance of a critical understanding and integration of people's cultural health beliefs and practices into therapeutic interventions and behavioural change programs, as this is essential if meaningful therapeuticintervention is to be achieved. The integration of cultural beliefs and practices into therapeutic interventions and interventions addressing cultural health belief changes were recommended.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 120
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 197g
• ISBN-13: 9783330018822
• ISBN-10: 3330018828
• Artikelnr.: 47309284

Autorenporträt

Esi K. Bentsi-Enchill studied BSc. Psychology at the University of Ghana and an MPhil. in Guidance and Counselling at the Methodist University College, Ghana. She previously lectured in Pastoral Counselling at the Dominion University College, Ghana and currently serves as an Assistant Director of Career Services at Ashesi Universty College.