A Description of Vegetarian Practices among Seventh-day Adventists in Liberia
Background: The Seventh-day Adventist Church is known to adopt vegetarian practices as a healthy lifestyle. Several studies have concentrated on vegetarian practices and examined healthy vegan dietary practices, values, and behaviors of vegetarian lifestyles in the Western world. Many of these studi...
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Adventist University of Africa
2023-06-01
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| author | Erhuvwukorotu Kollie Glory I. Baysah Lendeh Seboe Faith O. Sivili Satta Kiazolu-Sudieh Anthony G.S. Moore Frank O. Bannor |
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| description | Background: The Seventh-day Adventist Church is known to adopt vegetarian practices as a healthy lifestyle. Several studies have concentrated on vegetarian practices and examined healthy vegan dietary practices, values, and behaviors of vegetarian lifestyles in the Western world. Many of these studies and processes do not seem to reference Africa, especially subSaharan Africa, where Liberia is located. This study aimed to describe vegetarian practices among Seventh-day Adventists in Liberia.
Methods: A qualitative ethnographic method was used. The participants were selected using a purposive sampling technique. Data were collected using group culture observations, field notes, and focused group discussions.
Results: The findings identified themes from the data in three categories: level of adoption, factors that influence adoption, and outcome behavior toward adopting a vegetarian lifestyle.
Conclusion: The vegetarian practices of Liberian Adventists vary based on the influence of either positive or negative factors. Education is a crucial factor influencing the vegetarian practices of Liberian Seventh-day Adventists. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0446023137ad4eefa6922553639d41542025-08-20T02:14:11ZengAdventist University of AfricaPan-African Journal of Health and Environmental Science2789-61962789-620X2023-06-0121176A Description of Vegetarian Practices among Seventh-day Adventists in LiberiaErhuvwukorotu KollieGlory I. BaysahLendeh Seboehttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2692-5872Faith O. SiviliSatta Kiazolu-SudiehAnthony G.S. MooreFrank O. BannorBackground: The Seventh-day Adventist Church is known to adopt vegetarian practices as a healthy lifestyle. Several studies have concentrated on vegetarian practices and examined healthy vegan dietary practices, values, and behaviors of vegetarian lifestyles in the Western world. Many of these studies and processes do not seem to reference Africa, especially subSaharan Africa, where Liberia is located. This study aimed to describe vegetarian practices among Seventh-day Adventists in Liberia. Methods: A qualitative ethnographic method was used. The participants were selected using a purposive sampling technique. Data were collected using group culture observations, field notes, and focused group discussions. Results: The findings identified themes from the data in three categories: level of adoption, factors that influence adoption, and outcome behavior toward adopting a vegetarian lifestyle. Conclusion: The vegetarian practices of Liberian Adventists vary based on the influence of either positive or negative factors. Education is a crucial factor influencing the vegetarian practices of Liberian Seventh-day Adventists.https://journals.aua.ke/ajhes/article/view/229vegetarian lifestylevegetarian dietcultureseventh-day adventistliberia |
| spellingShingle | Erhuvwukorotu Kollie Glory I. Baysah Lendeh Seboe Faith O. Sivili Satta Kiazolu-Sudieh Anthony G.S. Moore Frank O. Bannor A Description of Vegetarian Practices among Seventh-day Adventists in Liberia Pan-African Journal of Health and Environmental Science vegetarian lifestyle vegetarian diet culture seventh-day adventist liberia |
| title | A Description of Vegetarian Practices among Seventh-day Adventists in Liberia |
| title_full | A Description of Vegetarian Practices among Seventh-day Adventists in Liberia |
| title_fullStr | A Description of Vegetarian Practices among Seventh-day Adventists in Liberia |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Description of Vegetarian Practices among Seventh-day Adventists in Liberia |
| title_short | A Description of Vegetarian Practices among Seventh-day Adventists in Liberia |
| title_sort | description of vegetarian practices among seventh day adventists in liberia |
| topic | vegetarian lifestyle vegetarian diet culture seventh-day adventist liberia |
| url | https://journals.aua.ke/ajhes/article/view/229 |
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