PRACTICING WHAT IS PREACHED: CONGREGATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS RELATED TO HIV TESTING BEHAVIORS AND HIV DISCUSSIONS AMONG BLACK WOMEN.
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| Title: | PRACTICING WHAT IS PREACHED: CONGREGATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS RELATED TO HIV TESTING BEHAVIORS AND HIV DISCUSSIONS AMONG BLACK WOMEN. |
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| Authors: | Williams, Terrinieka T., Pichon, Latrice C., Latkin, Carl A., Davey‐Rothwell, Melissa |
| Source: | Journal of Community Psychology. Apr2014, Vol. 42 Issue 3, p365-378. 14p. |
| Subjects: | Religious gatherings, HIV & society, African American women, Pastoral counseling, HIV prevention, Interviewing |
| Abstract: | Through the current analysis, we aimed to better understand the relationship between congregational support and HIV prevention behaviors among a sample of high-risk, HIV-negative Black women. Participants were 434 Black women who were at high risk for contracting HIV through heterosexual sex. They were recruited from a city in the Mid-Atlantic region. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews and Audio Computer-Assisted Self-Interviews. Results revealed three congregational characteristics were important for Black women's comfort level discussing HIV and their likelihood of returning for their HIV test results: feeling loved by their congregation, having ministries that helped people with their problems, and feeling listened to by their congregation. Thus, religious congregational support was a significant correlate of Black women's comfort discussing HIV prevention and treatment as well as their motivation to return to get their HIV test results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Through the current analysis, we aimed to better understand the relationship between congregational support and HIV prevention behaviors among a sample of high-risk, HIV-negative Black women. Participants were 434 Black women who were at high risk for contracting HIV through heterosexual sex. They were recruited from a city in the Mid-Atlantic region. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews and Audio Computer-Assisted Self-Interviews. Results revealed three congregational characteristics were important for Black women's comfort level discussing HIV and their likelihood of returning for their HIV test results: feeling loved by their congregation, having ministries that helped people with their problems, and feeling listened to by their congregation. Thus, religious congregational support was a significant correlate of Black women's comfort discussing HIV prevention and treatment as well as their motivation to return to get their HIV test results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 00904392 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jcop.21615 |
