Department of Sociology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27707-0088, USA.
J Relig Health. 2012 Jun;51(2):371-80. doi: 10.1007/s10943-010-9379-y.
Surveillance studies monitor the prevalence and incidence of HIV, and this information is used by policy makers to design prevention programs and facilitate care for people living with HIV (PLWHIV). Although most of these studies monitor the presence of PLWHIV in the general population or specific communities, some assess the presence of PLWHIV in organizations. One type of organization that has not been examined, yet could potentially play a large role in caring for PLWHIV, is the religious congregation. In this study, we estimate the proportion of US religious congregations that have PLWHIV and examine whether congregations that are in contact with populations with high HIV prevalence and incidence rates are more likely to have PLWHIV using data from a nationally representative sample of congregations and the 2000 Census. Over 10,000 congregations have PLWHIV, and congregations containing, open to, or located in areas with populations with high HIV prevalence and incidence rates are more likely to have them. This study offers new insight into the presence of HIV in the United States and provides information about which congregations may be amenable to serving as sites of HIV programs.
监测研究监测艾滋病毒的流行率和发病率，政策制定者利用这些信息来设计预防方案并为艾滋病毒感染者（PLWHIV）提供护理。尽管这些研究大多数监测一般人群或特定社区中 PLWHIV 的存在情况，但有些研究评估了组织中 PLWHIV 的存在情况。一类尚未被检查但可能在照顾 PLWHIV 方面发挥重要作用的组织是宗教集会。在这项研究中，我们估计了美国宗教集会中存在 PLWHIV 的比例，并使用来自全国代表性集会样本和 2000 年人口普查的数据，检查与 HIV 高发率和发病率人群有接触的集会是否更有可能存在 PLWHIV。有超过 10000 个集会存在 PLWHIV，并且包含、对或位于 HIV 高发率和发病率人群的地区的集会更有可能存在。这项研究为美国的 HIV 存在情况提供了新的见解，并提供了有关哪些集会可能适合作为 HIV 计划的场所的信息。
