Table 3 Replies from religious branches, indicating which products that are allowed, and not
From: Animal derived products may conflict with religious patients’ beliefs
Clergy responses (N = 10) | Drugs pigs | Drugs cows | Dressings pigs | Dressings cows | Implants pigs | Implants cows | Implants human |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christianity (Catholics, Protestants, African indigenous sects and Jehovah’ Witnesses) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes2 |
Islam (Sunni and Shiite) | No1 | Yes | No1 | Yes | No1 | Yes | Yes |
Hindu (Vaishnavism) | No1 | No1 | No1 | No1 | No1 | No1 | Yes2 |
Buddhism (Theravada) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Sikhism | No1 | No1 | No1 | No1 | No1 | No1 | Yes |
Judaism | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes2 |