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. 2014 Jan;58(2):295-9.
doi: 10.1093/cid/cit689. Epub 2013 Nov 5.

Church attendance in men who have sex with men diagnosed with HIV is associated with later presentation for HIV care

Nicholas Van Wagoner  1 , Michael Mugavero, Andrew Westfall, John Hollimon, Larry Z Slater, Greer Burkholder, James L Raper, Edward W Hook 3rd
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Church attendance in men who have sex with men diagnosed with HIV is associated with later presentation for HIV care

Nicholas Van Wagoner et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Jan.

Abstract

We demonstrate an interdependent relationship between sexual behavior and church attendance on timing of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diagnosis and presentation for care. Men who have sex with men (MSM) and who attend church are more likely to present with lower CD4(+) T-lymphocyte counts than MSM who do not attend church.

Keywords: AIDS; HIV; church attendance; religion.

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  • Reply to Rapose.
    Van Wagoner N, Mugavero M, Westfall A, Slater LZ, Burkholder G, Van Wagoner RH, Raper JL, Holliman J, Hook EW 3rd. Van Wagoner N, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 15;59(2):316-7. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciu263. Epub 2014 Apr 18. Clin Infect Dis. 2014. PMID: 24748517 No abstract available.
  • Early HIV detection: responsibility of physicians or church?
    Rapose A. Rapose A. Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 15;59(2):316. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciu262. Epub 2014 Apr 18. Clin Infect Dis. 2014. PMID: 24748520 No abstract available.

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