Journal of
African Studies and Development

  • Abbreviation: J. Afr. Stud. Dev
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2189
  • DOI: 10.5897/JASD
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 243

Full Length Research Paper

Religious construction of disease: An exploratory appraisal of religious responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda

Alexander Paul Isiko
  • Alexander Paul Isiko
  • Department of Religious Studies and Philosophy, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Kyambogo University, Uganda.
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  •  Received: 01 May 2020
  •  Accepted: 30 July 2020
  •  Published: 31 July 2020

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