Organized Religion and the Fight Against HIV/AIDS in the Black Community: The Role of the Black Church

Eke, Agatha; Wilkes, Aisha L.; Gaiter, Juarlyn L.

doi:10.1007/978-0-387-78321-5_4

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“…This study supports the existing evidence regarding church leaders' ambivalence about addressing sexuality and HIV in church settings (Eke, Wilkes, & Gaiter, 2010). Church communities would like to be able to give information on HIV risk reduction but need assistance from nurses and other health care providers to feel comfortable and competent to provide accurate, up-to-date information.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 89%

Implementation of Evidence‐Based HIV Interventions for Young Adult African American Women in Church Settings

Stewart¹

2014

Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing

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Objective To assess the barriers and facilitators to using African American churches as sites for implementation of evidence-based HIV interventions among young African American women. Design Mixed methods cross-sectional design. Setting African American churches in Philadelphia, PA. Participants 142 African American pastors, church leaders, and young adult women ages 18 to 25. Methods Mixed methods convergent parallel design. Results The majority of young adult women reported engaging in high-risk HIV-related behaviors. Although church leaders reported willingness to implement HIV risk-reduction interventions, they were unsure of how to initiate this process. Key facilitators to the implementation of evidence-based interventions included the perception of the leadership and church members that HIV interventions were needed and that the church was a promising venue for them. A primary barrier to implementation in this setting is the perception that discussions of sexuality should be private. Conclusion Implementation of evidence-based HIV interventions for young adult African American women in church settings is feasible and needed. Building a level of comfort in discussing matters of sexuality and adapting existing evidence-based interventions to meet the needs of young women in church settings is a viable approach for successful implementation.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 89%

Implementation of Evidence‐Based HIV Interventions for Young Adult African American Women in Church Settings

Stewart¹

2014

Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing

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“…Currently, providers may be reluctant to approach the topic of spirituality in PLWH, given religion’s controversial history with the HIV epidemic, and a general acceptance that the scientific field of medicine should not rely on religious belief (Eke, Wilkes, & Juarlyn, 2010; Sloan, 1999). As alternative medicines, which often emphasize a mind-body interaction become more widely accepted, discussion of spiritual health as a mechanism to improve physical health may become a regular component of clinical practices (Tang, 2011; Bedford, 2012).…”

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confidence: 99%

Spirituality and Optimism: A Holistic Approach to Component-Based, Self-management Treatment for HIV

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For people living with HIV (PLWH), spirituality and optimism have a positive influence on their health, can slow HIV disease progression, and can improve quality of life. Our aim was to describe longitudinal changes in spirituality and optimism after participation in the SystemCHANGE™-HIV intervention. Upon completion of the intervention, participants experienced an 11.5 point increase in overall spiritual well-being (p=0.036), a 6.3 point increase in religious well-being (p=0.030), a 4.8 point increase in existential well-being (p=0.125) and a 0.8 point increase in total optimism (p=0.268) relative to controls. Our data suggest a group-based self-management intervention increases spiritual well-being in PLWH.

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“…Mixed responses of faith communities – from compassion and support to stigma and discrimination – have been reported across religious and geographic contexts [64, 65]. Decreasing stigma and enhancing faith-based HIV programs could significantly improve the well-being and outcomes among PLWA, along with prevention at the population level.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…religious and faith-based organizations are considered to be uniquely suited to address HIV-related needs of their communities [64]. PLWH often draw on congregations for spiritual and social support, but congregations do not always respond to or welcome HIV-infected individuals, because of stigma and moral judgments about HIV [21, 60].…”

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Spirituality and Religion among HIV-Infected Individuals

Szaflarski

2013

Curr HIV/AIDS Rep

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Spirituality and religion are important to many people living with HIV (PLWH). Recent research has focused on special populations (ethnic-minorities, women, and youth), spirituality/religion measurement, mediating/moderating mechanisms, and individual and community-level interventions. Spirituality/religion in PLWH has been refined as a multidimensional phenomenon which improves health/quality of life directly and through mediating factors (healthy behaviors, optimism, social support). Spirituality/religion helps people to cope with stressors, especially stigma/discrimination. Spiritual interventions utilizing the power of prayer and meditation and addressing spiritual struggle are under way. Faith-based community interventions have focused on stigma and could improve individual outcomes through access to spiritual/social support and care/treatment for PLWA. Community engagement is necessary to design/implement effective and sustainable programs. Future efforts should focus on vulnerable populations; utilize state-of the art methods (randomized clinical trials, community-based participatory research); and, address population-specific interventions at individual and community levels. Clinical and policy implications across geographic settings also need attention.

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Organized Religion and the Fight Against HIV/AIDS in the Black Community: The Role of the Black Church

Cited by 19 publications

References 30 publications

Implementation of Evidence‐Based HIV Interventions for Young Adult African American Women in Church Settings

Implementation of Evidence‐Based HIV Interventions for Young Adult African American Women in Church Settings

Spirituality and Optimism: A Holistic Approach to Component-Based, Self-management Treatment for HIV

Spirituality and Religion among HIV-Infected Individuals

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