TY - JOUR
T1 - African American Church Engagement in the HIV Care Continuum
AU - Stewart, Jennifer M.
AU - Hong, Hyejeong
AU - Powell, Terrinieka W.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by the National Institute of Mental Health (K23MH106378, Principal Investigator [PI]: Jennifer M. Stewart); and Johns Hopkins Center for AIDS Research (1P30AI094189; PI: Richard Chaisson); National Institute of Nursing Research (F31NR016910-01A1; PI: Hyejeong Hong), National Institute of Drug Abuse (1K01DA042134-01A1, PI: Terrinieka W. Powell); and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1U48DP000040, PI: Freya Sonenstein).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
PY - 2018/5/1
Y1 - 2018/5/1
N2 - Providing comprehensive services across the HIV care continuum through African American churches may improve HIV treatment outcomes for African Americans. We explored the feasibility of a church-led HIV care program in six churches in Baltimore, Maryland. Church leaders (n = 57) participated in focus groups and eight pastors participated in interviews. Data were analyzed by qualitative hybrid thematic analysis. Findings revealed eight themes: four themes were related to linkage to care: being unaware of community resources, concerns about HIV-associated regulations, ongoing personalized contact with HIV-infected persons, and desire for integration of spiritual education; four themes were related to HIV care and support services, including existing church infrastructure, provision of HIV support groups, using the church as an HIV care resource hub, and prevention education for uninfected people. These findings can support initiatives and efforts to promote delivery of HIV services along the HIV care continuum through African American churches.
AB - Providing comprehensive services across the HIV care continuum through African American churches may improve HIV treatment outcomes for African Americans. We explored the feasibility of a church-led HIV care program in six churches in Baltimore, Maryland. Church leaders (n = 57) participated in focus groups and eight pastors participated in interviews. Data were analyzed by qualitative hybrid thematic analysis. Findings revealed eight themes: four themes were related to linkage to care: being unaware of community resources, concerns about HIV-associated regulations, ongoing personalized contact with HIV-infected persons, and desire for integration of spiritual education; four themes were related to HIV care and support services, including existing church infrastructure, provision of HIV support groups, using the church as an HIV care resource hub, and prevention education for uninfected people. These findings can support initiatives and efforts to promote delivery of HIV services along the HIV care continuum through African American churches.
KW - AIDS
KW - African American church
KW - HIV care continuum
KW - HIV testing
KW - faith
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jana.2017.11.004
DO - 10.1016/j.jana.2017.11.004
M3 - Article
C2 - 29290556
AN - SCOPUS:85042368864
SN - 1055-3290
VL - 29
SP - 406
EP - 416
JO - Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
JF - Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
IS - 3
ER -