RT Article
T1 Religiosity and HIV-Related Drug Risk Behavior: A Multidimensional Assessment of Individuals from Communities with High Rates of Drug Use
JF Journal of religion and health
VO 53
IS 1
SP 37
OP 45
A1 Billioux, Veena G.
A1 Latkin, Carl
A1 Sherman, Susan G.
LA English
PB Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
YR 2014
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1668633124
AB We examined the relationship between religiosity and HIV-related drug risk behavior among individuals from communities with high rates of drug use who participated in the SHIELD (Self-Help in Eliminating Life-Threatening Disease) study. This analysis examined the dimensions of religious ideation, religious participation, and religious support separately to further understand the relationship with risk taking. Results indicate that greater religious participation appeared to be the dimension most closely associated with drug behaviors. Specifically, we found that those with greater religious participation are significantly less likely to report recent opiates or cocaine use; injection drug use; crack use; and needle, cotton or cooker sharing. Future work to understand the nature of these associations will assist in the development of interventions in communities with high rates of drug use.
K1 Drug use
K1 HIV
K1 Injection drug user
K1 Religion
K1 Risk Behavior
DO 10.1007/s10943-012-9587-8