RT Article
T1 “Wake Up! HIV is at Your Door”: African American Faith Leaders in the Rural South and HIV Perceptions: A Qualitative Analysis
JF Journal of religion and health
VO 55
IS 6
SP 1968
OP 1979
A1 Aholou, Tiffiany M.
A2 Cooks, Eric
A2 Murray, Ashley
A2 Sutton, Madeline Y.
A2 Gaul, Zaneta
A2 Gaskins, Susan
A2 Payne-Foster, Pamela
LA English
YR 2016
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1566812941
AB In Alabama, 70 % of new HIV cases are among African Americans. Because the Black Church plays an important role for many African Americans in the south, we conducted qualitative interviews with 10 African American pastors recruited for an HIV intervention study in rural Alabama. Two main themes emerged: (1) HIV stigma is prevalent and (2) the role of the Black Church in addressing HIV in the African American community. Our data suggest that pastors in rural Alabama are willing to be engaged in HIV prevention solutions; more formalized training is needed to decrease stigma, strengthen HIV prevention and support persons living with HIV/AIDS.
K1 African Americans
K1 Black Church
K1 HIV
K1 Stigma
K1 Rural south
DO 10.1007/s10943-016-0193-z