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Title A Response to Edzi (AIDS): Malawi Faith-Based Organizations' Impact on HIV Prevention and Care
Full text https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0972x8j4
Date 2013
Author(s) Lindgren, Teri; Schell, Ellen; Rankin, Sally; Phiri, Joel; Fiedler, Rachel; Chakanza, Joseph
Abstract African faith-based organization (FBO) leaders influence their members' HIV knowledge, beliefs, and practices, but their roles in HIV prevention and care are poorly understood. This article expands the work of Garner (2000) to test the impact of FBO influence on member risk and care behaviors, embedding it in the Theory of Planned Behavior. Qualitative interviews and quantitative surveys were collected from five FBOs (Christian and Muslim) in Malawi and analyzed using mixed methods. Contrary to Garner, we found that the level of power and influence of the FBO had no significant impact on the risk-taking behaviors of members; however, leaders' HIV knowledge predicted members' behaviors. Stigmatizing attitudes of leaders significantly decreased members' care behaviors, but FBO hierarchy tended to increase members' care behaviors. The power of local church and mosque leaders to influence behavior could be exploited more effectively by nurses by providing support, knowledge, and encouragement to churches and mosques.
Subject(s) Prevention; Behavioral and Social Science; HIV/AIDS; Clinical Research; Adult; Christianity; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; HIV Infections; Health Knowledge; Attitudes; Practice; Health Promotion; Humans; Interviews as Topic; Islam; Leadership; Malawi; Male; Middle Aged; Morals; Qualitative Research; Religion and Psychology; Risk-Taking; Social Support; Stereotyping; Young Adult; Africa; HIV; care; prevention; religious organizations; Nursing; Public Health
Coverage 227 - 241
Publisher eScholarship, University of California
Type of publication article
Format application/pdf
Source Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, vol 24, iss 3
Rights public
Identifier qt0972x8j4
Repository Berkeley - University of California
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