Strengthening partnerships between Black Churches and HIV service providers in the United States

Autor:	Terrinieka W. Powell, Latrice C. Pichon, Christopher O. Obong'o, Andrea L. Williams
Rok vydání:	2016
Předmět:	Adult Male Community-Based Participatory Research Health (social science) Social Psychology education Participatory action research Community-based participatory research HIV Infections Interviews as Topic 03 medical and health sciences Social support 0302 clinical medicine Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine 030505 public health business.industry Religion and Medicine Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Social Support Public relations Service provider Middle Aged medicine.disease humanities United States Black or African American General partnership Female Thematic analysis 0305 other medical science business Qualitative research
Zdroj:	AIDS care. 28(9)
ISSN:	1360-0451
Popis:	Across the United States, Black Churches play a significant role among the Black community and are increasingly being used to deliver Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevention services. This study sought to investigate HIV service providers' strategies for strengthening partnerships with churches to deliver HIV prevention services. Using a community-based participatory research approach, an HIV coalition and an academic institution formed a partnership to address the study aim. Individual interviews (n = 16) were conducted with providers from medical institutions and HIV social support agencies. A thematic analysis focusing on recommendations for addressing the challenges and benefits of partnership with churches for HIV services was conducted. Participants' interest in and intention to work with churches, as well as their comfort level discussing sexual health-related topics with religious congregations, was high. Four themes emerged to highlight the different perspectives of service providers' recommendations for addressing challenges and strengthening partnerships with churches to deliver HIV services including: (1) carefully selecting churches and HIV services to provide, (2) gaining "buy-in" and support of church leadership, (3) taking advantage of conflict with church doctrine, and (4) choosing appropriate delivery strategies. Study findings demonstrate that although challenges exist, heath service providers in this region of the United States may be interested in addressing HIV among faith communities. Study findings also provide concrete solutions to previously documented barriers to HIV prevention in Black Churches. Such information will benefit researchers and practitioners seeking to expand effective HIV prevention efforts with Black Churches in communities who bear a disproportionate burden of HIV infections.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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