Attitudes and beliefs related to HIV/AIDS in urban religious congregations: Barriers and opportunities for HIV-related interventions

Ricky N. Bluthenthal, Kartika Palar, Peter Mendel, David E. Kanouse, Dennis E. Corbin and Kathryn Pitkin Derose

Social Science & Medicine, 2012, vol. 74, issue 10, 1520-1527

Abstract: HIV-related stigmas have been seen as a barrier to greater religious congregation involvement in HIV prevention and care in the United States and elsewhere. We explored congregational and community norms and attitudes regarding HIV, sexuality, and drug use through a qualitative case study of 14 diverse religious congregations in Los Angeles County, California between December 2006 and May 2008. Data collected included semi-structured interviews with 57 clergy and lay leaders across the congregations, structured observations of congregational activities, review of archival documents, and a questionnaire on congregational characteristics.

Keywords: USA; HIV; Religion; Stigma; Institutional sociology; Urban congregations; Homosexuality; Substance abuse; Interventions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.01.020

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