Reaching Youth Through Faith Leaders: Evaluation of the Faith Matters! Initiative.

IF 1.6 4区医学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Aids Education and Prevention Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI:10.1521/aeap.2023.35.suppA.82

Udhayashankar Kanagasabai, Tiffiany Aholou, Michelle S Chevalier, James L Tobias, Jackson Okuku, Ray W Shiraishi, Robb Sheneberger, Yvonne Chilufya Pande, Clifton Chifuwe, Lauren Erickson Mamane, Gillian Njika, Chris Obongo, Viva C Thorsen

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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, p = .000), the fields (16 vs. 29, p = .004), parties (22 vs. 36, p = .001), and clubs (24 vs. 35, p = .034). More faith leaders stated that they engaged in conversations that supported people living with HIV (48 at baseline vs. 53, p = .049 at 3-month follow-up). These findings can inform future HIV/AIDS initiatives focusing on increasing the capacity among communities of faith.

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通过信仰领袖接触青少年：信仰事务评估！倡议。

信仰领袖可以发挥独特的作用，在健康问题，尤其是艾滋病毒/艾滋病和性暴力问题上为年轻人提供指导和支持。2021 年 9 月，在赞比亚为宗教领袖举办了为期 2 天的培训讲习班 "信仰很重要！"。66 名宗教领袖完成了基线问卷调查，64 人完成了培训后问卷调查，59 人完成了 3 个月的随访问卷调查。评估了参与者对艾滋病和性暴力的了解、信仰以及沟通的舒适度。与基线相比，更多的宗教领袖在 3 个月后准确地指出了性暴力发生的常见场所：教堂（2 对 22，p = .000）、田野（16 对 29，p = .004）、聚会（22 对 36，p = .001）和俱乐部（24 对 35，p = .034）。更多的宗教领袖表示，他们参与了支持 HIV 感染者的对话（基线为 48 人，3 个月随访时为 53 人，p = .049）。这些研究结果可以为今后重点提高宗教团体能力的艾滋病倡议提供参考。

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期刊介绍： Presenting state-of-the-art research and information, AIDS Education and Prevention is a vital addition to the library collections of medical schools, hospitals, and other institutions and organizations with HIV/AIDS research programs. The journal integrates public health, psychosocial, sociocultural, and public policy perspectives on issues of key concern nationally and globally.