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    The roles of religious organizations in HIV/Aids prevention among youth at Nquthu in Kwa Zulu-Natal, South Africa.
    (University of Zululand, 2021) Khanyile, Sethembile
    Introduction: The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a crisis of massive social, economic, spiritual as well as political magnitudes. It is a menace to vital human development as well as to the mission of religious organisation. Based on the reports by UNAIDS, in the year 2018, there were 37.9 million of individuals across the globe who lived with HIV/AIDS. Therefore, there is a dire need for religious leaders to exercise the power and authority that they have in their churches and communities to tackle the HIV/AIDS pandemic especially among the youth. Therefore, it is imperative to involve the churches in prevention of HIV/AIDS. Aim of the study: The aim of this study was to explore and describe the roles of religious organisations in HIV/AIDS prevention among youth at Nquthu in KwaZulu-Natal. Methodology: This study employed a qualitative descriptive phenomenology design. Constructivism approach was used as a paradigm that guides this study. The study was conducted at Nquthu, in KwaZulu-Natal, the targeted population consisted of the youth Christians between the ages of 18 to 35 years who attends churches at Nquthu. In this study, unstructured descriptive phenomenological in-depth face-to face individual interviews were conducted with the participants who were purposefully sampled. Data collection was done until data saturation was reached at the seventh interview with the participants. However, three more participants were interviewed to confirm data saturation. Data analysis was done concurrently with data collection. The Colaizzi’s method of data analysis for descriptive phenomenological research was applied. The findings of this study were presented using the Donabedian’s theory as the theoretical framework guiding this study. The study findings: The study discovered that most churches at Nquthu do participate in programmes that help to curb the spread of HIV/AIDS among youth. Most of the church leaders are willing to preach about HIV/AIDS and its prevention among youth. Although gaps do exist regarding the phenomenon, further research should be conducted based on the recommendations of the study.