Department of Public Health, Division of Community Health, University of Malawi, College of Medicine, Chichiri, Zomba, Malawi.
AIDS Behav. 2010 Feb;14(1):125-31. doi: 10.1007/s10461-009-9624-0.
Despite the fact that religious affiliation is almost universal in Malawi, and religious denomination could potentially influence HIV-risk behaviors, limited data exist on its role of in HIV infection in this setting. This study was conducted to assess whether religious denominational affiliation, religiosity or place of residence were associated with sexual behaviors and HIV infection among Christian women. A total of 63 of 939 women with HIV test results (6.7%) were HIV infected. There was no association between religion or frequency of church attendance and HIV infection or condom use within the current or most recent marriage. Compared to women who lived in a village which was neither the husband's village nor her own village, women living with spouse in her own village or living in a husband's village were less likely to be HIV infected.
尽管宗教信仰在马拉维几乎普遍存在，宗教派别可能会影响艾滋病毒风险行为，但在该背景下，关于其在艾滋病毒感染中的作用的数据有限。本研究旨在评估基督教女性的宗教派别、宗教信仰或居住地是否与性行为和艾滋病毒感染有关。在具有艾滋病毒检测结果的 939 名女性中，共有 63 名（6.7%）感染了艾滋病毒。宗教或参加教堂的频率与艾滋病毒感染或当前或最近一次婚姻中的避孕套使用之间没有关联。与居住在既不是丈夫的村庄也不是自己村庄的村庄的妇女相比，与配偶居住在自己村庄或丈夫村庄的妇女感染艾滋病毒的可能性较小。
