Religiosity and HIV Risk Behavior Involvement Among "At Risk" Women

During the past decade, increased attention has been payed to the role that religious and faith-based organizations can play in enhancing health behaviors. Generally, researchers have found that religious and faith-based programs can have a positive impact upon enhancing people's health and hel...

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VerfasserInnen: Elifson, Kirk W. 1943- (VerfasserIn) ; Sterk, Claire E. 1957- (VerfasserIn) ; Klein, Hugh (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2003]
In: Journal of religion and health
Jahr: 2003, Band: 42, Heft: 1, Seiten: 47-66
weitere Schlagwörter:B HIV/AIDS
B Women
B Risk behaviors
B Religiosity
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Zusammenfassung:During the past decade, increased attention has been payed to the role that religious and faith-based organizations can play in enhancing health behaviors. Generally, researchers have found that religious and faith-based programs can have a positive impact upon enhancing people's health and helping them to reduce risky health practices. Initial research into the impact that these programs can have on HIV-related knowledge and risk behaviors has also been promising, albeit quite limited. In this study, we examine the role that religiosity plays in women's involvement in HIV risk behaviors. Religiosity was found to be a strong predictor of women's involvement in HIV-related risky behaviors, with the greatest risk reported by women who were the least religious.
ISSN:1573-6571
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1023/A:1022264711670