Religiosity and Risky Sexual Behaviors among an African American Church-based Population

African Americans are disproportionately burdened by STDs and HIV in the US. This study examined the relationships between demographics, religiosity, and sexual risk behaviors among 255 adult African American church-based participants. Although participants were highly religious, they reported an av...

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Главные авторы: Hawes, Starlyn M. (Автор) ; Berkley-Patton, Jannette Y. (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2014]
В: Journal of religion and health
Год: 2014, Том: 53, Выпуск: 2, Страницы: 469-482
Другие ключевые слова:B Church
B Sexual Behavior
B Religiosity
B African American
B ВИЧ (вирус)
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Итог:African Americans are disproportionately burdened by STDs and HIV in the US. This study examined the relationships between demographics, religiosity, and sexual risk behaviors among 255 adult African American church-based participants. Although participants were highly religious, they reported an average of seven lifetime sex partners and most inconsistently used condoms. Several demographic variables and religiosity significantly predicted lifetime HIV-related risk factors. Taken together, findings indicated that this population is at risk for HIV. Future research should continue to identify correlates of risky sexual behavior among African American parishioners to facilitate the development of HIV risk reduction interventions in their church settings.
ISSN:1573-6571
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-012-9651-4