An HIV Testing Intervention in African American Churches: Pilot Study Findings.
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Authors
- Berkley-Patton, Jannette; Thompson, Carole; Moore, Erin; Hawes, Starlyn; Simon, Stephen; Goggin, Kathy; Martinez, David; Berman, Marcie; Booker, Alexandria; Thompson, Carole Bowe
- Source
- Annals of Behavioral Medicine. Jun2016, Vol. 50 Issue 3, p480-485. 6p. 1 Diagram, 2 Charts.
- Subject
- *DIAGNOSIS of HIV infections
*AFRICAN American churches
*DISEASES in African Americans
*SEXUALLY transmitted disease vaccines
*STUDY & teaching of sexually transmitted diseases
*PREVENTION
*STATISTICS on black people
*COMPARATIVE studies
*RESEARCH methodology
*MEDICAL care research
*MEDICAL cooperation
*RELIGION & medicine
*RESEARCH
*RESEARCH funding
*STATISTICAL sampling
*PILOT projects
*EVALUATION research
*RANDOMIZED controlled trials
*AIDS serodiagnosis
- Language
- ISSN
- 0883-6612
The article presents a study related to HIV testing intervention in African American churches. Topics discussed include limited access to health care to African Americans due to a myriad of barriers; history of mobilizing African American communities for social change at Black Church; and provision of HIV education and testing for their church/ community members.