Effectively engaging faith-based leaders on syringe services programs: U.S. pastors' knowledge, perceptions, and questions.

IF 3 3区医学 Q2 SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy Pub Date : 2024-08-05 DOI:10.1186/s13011-024-00620-y

Betsy Smither, Philip M Reeves, Jennifer Reynolds

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Abstract

Objective: To identify faith-based leaders' (FBLs') knowledge, perceptions, and questions about syringe services programs (SSPs).

Methods: We conducted a one-time, national online survey of 461 Christian FBLs August-September 2022.

Results: 56% of FBLs agreed they support having SSPs in their communities; only 7% strongly disagreed. We identified 15 main questions FBLs have about SSPs. We found statistically significant differences based on FBL Protestant affiliations. Mainline FBLs are more knowledgeable about SSPs, likely to believe a larger number of SSP services would benefit their community, supportive of SSPs, interested in data related to SSPs, and likely to look to local public health officials to shape their opinions on SSPs compared with non-mainline FBLs.

Conclusions: SSP advocates can address questions that FBLs have about SSPs before beginning outreach. By understanding common Protestant denominational affiliations, advocates can focus initial engagement efforts on FBLs in their communities who are more likely to support SSPs. Our findings suggest that local public health officials can influence FBLs' opinions about SSPs.

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让宗教领袖有效参与注射器服务计划：美国牧师的知识、看法和问题。

目的确定宗教领袖（FBLs）对注射器服务计划（SSPs）的了解、看法和问题：我们于 2022 年 8 月至 9 月对 461 名基督教信仰领袖进行了一次性全国在线调查：56%的无国界医生同意他们支持在社区开展注射器服务计划；只有7%的人强烈反对。我们确定了自由职业者对 SSP 的 15 个主要问题。我们发现，在统计意义上，不同信仰的新教徒之间存在明显差异。与非主流自由肢体运动者相比，主流自由肢体运动者对 SSP 有更多的了解，可能认为更多的 SSP 服务将使他们的社区受益，支持 SSP，对与 SSP 相关的数据感兴趣，并可能希望当地的公共卫生官员来影响他们对 SSP 的看法：SSP 倡导者可以在开展外联活动之前解决非主流自由职业者对 SSP 的疑问。通过了解常见的新教教派归属，倡导者可以将初步接触工作的重点放在社区中更有可能支持撒哈拉以南非洲撒哈拉以南非洲的无信仰者身上。我们的研究结果表明，地方公共卫生官员可以影响无国界医生组织对 SSP 的看法。

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Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy Medicine-Health Policy

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5.20

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19 weeks

期刊介绍： Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that encompasses research concerning substance abuse, with a focus on policy issues. The journal aims to provide an environment for the exchange of ideas, new research, consensus papers, and critical reviews, to bridge the established fields that share a mutual goal of reducing the harms from substance use. These fields include: legislation pertaining to substance use; correctional supervision of people with substance use disorder; medical treatment and screening; mental health services; research; and evaluation of substance use disorder programs.