1. The Perception of Religious Leaders on HIV and Their Role in HIV Prevention: A Case Study of African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) Communities in Windsor, Ontario.
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Jangu, Neema William, Omorodion, Francisca Isibhakhome, and Kerr, Jelani
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HIV infection transmission , *HIV prevention , *HIV infection risk factors , *OCCUPATIONAL roles , *AFRICANS , *PSYCHOLOGY of Black people , *CULTURE , *FOCUS groups , *PSYCHOLOGICAL vulnerability , *ATTITUDE (Psychology) , *RESEARCH methodology , *LEADERS , *COMMUNITIES , *INTERVIEWING , *ATTITUDES toward illness , *RISK perception , *HUMAN services programs , *QUALITATIVE research , *RELIGIOUS leaders , *PSYCHOSOCIAL factors , *CARIBBEAN people , *RESEARCH funding , *INFECTIOUS disease transmission , *INTERPROFESSIONAL relations , *HEALTH promotion , *CHURCH buildings ,BLACK Caribbean people - Abstract
This paper explores the perception of African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) religious leaders on HIV vulnerability and their role in HIV prevention among ACB communities in Windsor, Ontario. We conducted one semi-structured focus group discussion with nine Black religious leaders, most of whose congregants are members of the ACB community. Most religious leaders in the focus group had a negative perception of the transmission of HIV, but they acknowledged their own important role in HIV prevention strategies. This role is collaborative in nature, from the stage of designing HIV prevention strategies to implementing prevention messages. The religious leaders noted, however, that some challenges, such as church doctrine and congregational culture, are likely to impede their HIV prevention efforts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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