Division of Global HIV and Tuberculosis (TB), Center for Global Health (CGH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia.
Division of Global HIV & TB, CGH, CDC, Lusaka, Zambia.
AIDS Educ Prev. 2023 Jul;35:82-99. doi: 10.1521/aeap.2023.35.suppA.82.
Faith leaders can be uniquely positioned to guide and support young people on health issues, particularly HIV/AIDS and sexual violence. Faith Matters!, a 2-day training workshop for faith leaders, was delivered in September 2021 in Zambia. Sixty-six faith leaders completed a questionnaire at baseline, 64 at posttraining, and 59 at 3-month follow-up. Participants' knowledge, beliefs, and comfort communicating about HIV/AIDS and sexual violence were assessed. More faith leaders accurately identified common places where sexual violence occurs at the 3-month point compared to baseline: at church (2 vs. 22, = .000), the fields (16 vs. 29, = .004), parties (22 vs. 36, = .001), and clubs (24 vs. 35, = .034). More faith leaders stated that they engaged in conversations that supported people living with HIV (48 at baseline vs. 53, = .049 at 3-month follow-up). These findings can inform future HIV/AIDS initiatives focusing on increasing the capacity among communities of faith.
宗教领袖可以在健康问题,特别是艾滋病毒/艾滋病和性暴力方面,为年轻人提供独特的指导和支持。“信仰 matters!”是一个为期两天的宗教领袖培训研讨会,于 2021 年 9 月在赞比亚举行。66 名宗教领袖在基线时完成了一份问卷,64 名在培训后完成,59 名在 3 个月时完成。评估了参与者在艾滋病毒/艾滋病和性暴力方面的知识、信仰和沟通舒适度。与基线相比,更多的宗教领袖在 3 个月时更准确地识别出性暴力常见发生地点:教堂(2 比 22, =.000)、田地(16 比 29, =.004)、派对(22 比 36, =.001)和俱乐部(24 比 35, =.034)。更多的宗教领袖表示,他们参与了支持艾滋病毒感染者的对话(48 名在基线时,53 名在 3 个月时, =.049)。这些发现可以为未来关注增强信仰社区能力的艾滋病毒/艾滋病倡议提供信息。