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

Hawes, Starlyn M.; Berkley‐Patton, Jannette

doi:10.1007/s10943-012-9651-4

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“…thinking about God) and formal religious practices over the past year, and demonstrated good internal consistency in a African-American church-based sample. 61,62 Participants are first asked to select the term that best describes their level of God consciousness from 0 (Athiest) to 4 (Religious). Then, participants are asked how often they engaged in religious activities (e.g., prayer).…”

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Religiosity, Social Support, and Ethnic Identity: Exploring “Resilience Resources” for African-American Women Experiencing HIV-Related Stigma

Lipira

Williams

Nevin

et al. 2019

JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

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Introduction: African-American women living with HIV report substantial HIV-related stigma and depression. Resilience resources are strength-based resources that may moderate the effects of HIV-related stigma on poor psychosocial outcomes such as depression. Objective: To evaluate whether religiosity, social support and ethnic identity moderate the effects of HIV-related stigma on depression among African-American women living with HIV. Methods: We used baseline data (5/2013-10/2015) from a randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of an HIV-related stigma reduction intervention among African-American women living with HIV in Chicago, IL and Birmingham, AL who were >18 years old and currently receiving HIV services. To assess whether religiosity (7-item Religious Beliefs and Behaviors survey, RBB), social support (select subscales from the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey, MOS-SSS), and ethnic identity (Commitment subscale from the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure, MEIM-R) modified the relationship between HIV-related stigma (Stigma Scale for Chronic Illness, SSCI) and depression (8-item Patient Health Questionnaire, PHQ-8), we conducted three separate moderation analyses using linear regression with interactions between HIV-related stigma and each moderator of interest, adjusted for study site, age, time since diagnosis, and education. Results: Among 226 African-American women living with HIV, greater levels of HIV-related stigma were associated with greater depression in all three models (p < 0.05). Only religiosity modified this association (p = 0.04), with a weaker association among women reporting higher levels of religiosity. Conclusions: The protective effects of religiosity may be leveraged in interventions for African-American women living with HIV struggling with HIV-related stigma.

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Religiosity, Social Support, and Ethnic Identity: Exploring “Resilience Resources” for African-American Women Experiencing HIV-Related Stigma

Lipira

Williams

Nevin

et al. 2019

JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

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“…Adolescent attitudes and beliefs can also impact sexual risk behaviors. For example, religiosity and religion‐based behaviors have been shown to be protective in terms of postponing sexual debut and diminished the engagement in risky sexual behaviors (Hawes & Berkley‐Patton, ; Lefkowitz, Gillen, Shearer, & Boone, ). In a study of both sexually abused and comparison females, being preoccupied with sex in terms of thinking about sex, consuming pornography, and entertaining sexual fantasies was associated with increases in high‐risk sexual behaviors such as inconsistent condom use and a high number of sexual partners in late adolescence (Noll, Trickett, & Putnam, ).…”

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Is Sexual Abuse a Unique Predictor of Sexual Risk Behaviors, Pregnancy, and Motherhood in Adolescence?

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Guastaferro

Beal

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This study tested sexual abuse as a unique predictor of subsequent adolescent sexual behaviors, pregnancy, and motherhood when in company with other types of maltreatment (physical abuse, neglect) and alternative behavioral, family, and contextual risk factors in a prospective, longitudinal study of maltreated (n = 275) and comparison (n = 239) nulliparous females aged 14-19 years old assessed annually through 19 years old. Hierarchical regression was used to disentangle risk factors that account for the associations of maltreatment type on risky sexual behaviors at 19 years old, adolescent pregnancy, and adolescent motherhood. Findings indicate that sexual and physical abuse remain significant predictors of risky sexual behaviors, and that sexual abuse remains a significant predictor of adolescent motherhood when alternative explanatory variables are controlled.

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“…Data collection efforts focused primarily on a small subset of congregants and have tended to measure HIV-related knowledge and stigmatizing attitudes, not personal HIV risk factors (e.g., drug use and sexual behavior) and HIV status. Berkley-Patton and colleagues included an extensive HIV Behavioral Risk Assessment in their congregant surveys (Berkley-Patton et al 2012a, Hawes and Berkley-Patton 2012); however, participants numbered 211 across 8 churches with reported average sizes of 200 members each, and thus represented a small minority of congregational members at each church.…”

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Achieving Broad Participation in Congregational Health Surveys at African American and Latino Churches

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Congregation-based health program evaluations often rely on surveys, but little documentation is available regarding specific methods and challenges. Here we describe methods used to achieve acceptable response rates (73–79%) to a survey of HIV-related attitudes and behaviors in 2 African American and 3 Latino churches in high HIV prevalence communities in Los Angeles County. Survey participation was enhanced by: conducting survey sessions at church-based meetings (e.g., women’s Bible study) and after worship services; employing diverse survey staff; providing participation incentives for pastors, church coordinators, and survey participants; and working collaboratively and respectfully with congregational leaders. Achieving broad participation in church-based surveys on sensitive health topics is feasible when done collaboratively with congregational leaders and with a flexible protocol, which permits tailoring survey approaches to cultural and organizational contexts and leverages available resources appropriately.

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

Cited by 13 publications

References 21 publications

Religiosity, Social Support, and Ethnic Identity: Exploring “Resilience Resources” for African-American Women Experiencing HIV-Related Stigma

Religiosity, Social Support, and Ethnic Identity: Exploring “Resilience Resources” for African-American Women Experiencing HIV-Related Stigma

Is Sexual Abuse a Unique Predictor of Sexual Risk Behaviors, Pregnancy, and Motherhood in Adolescence?

Achieving Broad Participation in Congregational Health Surveys at African American and Latino Churches

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