Medical Implications of “Aggressive Prayer”: A Silent Fright among African Christian Patrons in Ghana

Author(s)	Emmanuel Twumasi Ankrah, Daniel Kyereahene Mensah
Country	Ghana
Abstract	The burgeoning trend of “aggressive prayer” in African Christianity has attracted diverse criticism, as to whether or not it is practised responsibly. This work focused on the medical implications of the phenomenon of “aggressive prayer” on African Christian patrons. The study indicates that inasmuch as there could be some health benefits if this phenomenon is considered as a form of aerobics, there is a very high index proclivity of the spread of infectious and respiratory diseases and possible worsening of an already existing disease conditions of patients who participate during “aggressive prayer” sessions.
Keywords	Aggressive prayer, Medical, Infectious disease, African Christians, Abasua Prayer Mountain, COVID-19.
Field	Medical / Pharmacy
Published In	Volume 5, Issue 5, September-October 2023
Published On	2023-10-15
Cite This	Medical Implications of “Aggressive Prayer”: A Silent Fright among African Christian Patrons in Ghana - Emmanuel Twumasi Ankrah, Daniel Kyereahene Mensah - IJFMR Volume 5, Issue 5, September-October 2023. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i05.7162
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i05.7162
Short DOI	https://doi.org/gsv6kz

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