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01-02-2021 | Original Paper

“You Will Not Mourn Your Children”: Spirituality and Child Health in Ibadan Urban Markets

Author: Mofeyisara Oluwatoyin Omobowale

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 1/2021

Abstract

The urban Ibadan market is not only important for its economic value, but also for its representation of the worldview of the Yoruba people of South-Western Nigeria. Yoruba urban markets are adorned with different spiritualists who also earn their livelihood in the market space. Hence, through the employment of observations and in-depth interviews, the study examines how spirituality shapes child health and mothers’ health seeking behaviours in Ibadan urban markets.

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Title: “You Will Not Mourn Your Children”: Spirituality and Child Health in Ibadan Urban Markets
Author: Mofeyisara Oluwatoyin Omobowale
Publication date: 01-02-2021
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 1/2021
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-020-01032-5

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