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- Title
A Systematic Review of the Roles of Congregations and Faith-Based Organizations in the Care and Support of African Americans Living with HIV/AIDS in the United States.
- Authors
Adedoyin, Christson
- Abstract
Congregations and faith-based organizations (FBOs) are uniquely capable and resourceful to provide supportive care to address the disproportional morbidity and mortality of African Americans living with HIV/AIDS. This study utilized the systematic review research design to examine the literature on the roles of congregations and FBOs in providing care and support to African Americans living with HIV/AIDS. Seven electronic databases were used with well-articulated inclusion and exclusion criteria. Out of 1010 publications identified through the database searches, only seven studies met the inclusion criteria in this systematic review. Congregations' and FBOs' characteristics, types of supportive care (tangible and intangible), and the incentives and barriers encountered by congregations and FBOs are synthesized in summary of findings tables. The article concludes with a call for Christian social workers to be more involved in congregation health ministries (CHMs), especially as this relates to addressing the HIV/AIDS health disparities experienced by African Americans.
- Subjects
UNITED States; CONGREGATIONAL churches; FAITH-based human services; HIV-positive persons; SOCIAL support; DISEASES in African Americans; HIV infections
- Publication
Social Work & Christianity, 2013, Vol 40, Issue 2, p184
- ISSN
0737-5778
- Publication type
Article