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. 2008 Nov-Dec;32(6):714-24.
doi: 10.5555/ajhb.2008.32.6.714.

Religious affiliation, health behaviors and outcomes: Nashville REACH 2010

David G Schlundt  1 , Monica D Franklin, Kushal Patel, Linda McClellan, Celia Larson, Sarah Niebler, Margaret Hargreaves
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Religious affiliation, health behaviors and outcomes: Nashville REACH 2010

David G Schlundt et al. Am J Health Behav. 2008 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

Objectives: To examine the relationships of religious involvement and affiliation with health behavior and conditions.

Methods: A survey (n = 3014) conducted for the Nashville REACH 2010 project included questions about religious affiliation and practice as well as health behaviors and conditions.

Results: Bivariate analyses indicated negative associations between religious involvement and health, along with differences between religious affiliations/groups. This relationship changed, however, after controlling for demographic differences and individual differences in religious involvement.

Conclusions: Religious groups share not only beliefs, but also socioeconomic, ethnic, and cultural similarities that must be taken into account in research examining religion and health.

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