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. 2013 Jun;17(5):1829-38.
doi: 10.1007/s10461-012-0145-x.

U.S. congregations' provision of programs or activities for people living with HIV/AIDS

Steven M Frenk  1 , Jenny Trinitapoli
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U.S. congregations' provision of programs or activities for people living with HIV/AIDS

Steven M Frenk et al. AIDS Behav. 2013 Jun.

Abstract
in English, Undetermined language

Using data from a nationally representative sample of U.S. congregations, this study estimates the proportion of congregations that provide programs or activities that serve people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and examines the effects of congregational characteristics on the likelihood of having them. The analysis finds that 5.6% (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.034-0.078) of U.S. congregations (roughly 18,500 (95% CI, 11,300-25,800) congregations) provide programs or activities to PLWHA. Numerous congregational characteristics increase the likelihood that congregations provide them: the presence of openly HIV positive people in the congregation, having a group that assesses their community's needs, religious tradition, and openness to gays and lesbians. By building on previous research, this study provides further information about the scope of religious congregations' involvement with PLWHA and also insight into which congregations may be willing to collaborate with other organizations to provide care for PLWHA.

Utilizando datos de una muestra nacional representativa de las congregaciones de los EEUU, este estudio estima el porcentaje de las congregaciones que ofrecen programas o actividades que atienden a personas que viven con VIH/SIDA (PVVS Personas Viviendo con VIH y SIDA) y examina los efectos de las caracteristicas de la congregación, en la probabilidad que les afectan. El análisis revela que el 5,6% (95% intervalo de confianza [IC], 0.034 a 0.078) de las congregaciones de EE.UU. (alrededor de 18.500 (IC 95% 11.300–25.800) congregaciones) ofrecen programas o actividades para las PVVS. Muchas características de la congregación aumentan la probabilidad que las congregaciones ofrecen: la presencia de personas abiertamente VIH positivas en la congregación, la presencia de un grupo que evalúa las necesidades de su comunidad, la tradición religiosa, y la aceptación a los gays y lesbianas. Al basarse en la investigación anterior, este estudio provee más información sobre el alcance de la participación de las congregaciones religiosas con las PVVS y también comprender cuales congregaciones pueden estar dispuestas a colaborar con otras organizaciones para brindar atención a las PVVS.

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