Factors Contributing to the Development of an HIV Ministry Within an African American Church
Factors Contributing to the Development of an HIV Ministry Within an African American Church
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jana.2011.09.008
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发表时间：
2012-09-01
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2
通讯作者：
Dancy, Barbara L.
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作者：
Stewart, Jennifer M.;Dancy, Barbara L.
教会是否有HIV事工取决于该教会的宗教文化。然而，人们对教会的宗教文化如何影响艾滋病事工知之甚少。本研究的目的是考察非裔美国教会的宗教文化如何支持教会内艾滋病事工的发展、实施和维持。采用人种学案例研究设计。通过访谈、非参与者和参与者观察、查阅相关文件和对会众的调查来收集数据。结果显示，对于一个HIV事工来说，以下几点是重要的：(a)要有帮助他人的信念，要尊重和有尊严地对待每一个人；(b)对HIV感染者有同情心；(c)进行HIV教育。这些信息可以帮助制定干预措施，以加强非裔美国人教会对艾滋病事工的运动。版权所有2012年艾滋病护理护士协会
Having an HIV ministry within a church depends on the religious culture of that church. However, little is known about how a church's religious culture influences an HIV ministry. This study's purpose was to examine how an African American church's religious culture supported the development, implementation, and maintenance of an HIV ministry within the church. An ethnographic case study research design was used. Data were collected through interviews, nonparticipant and participant observations, review of pertinent documents, and survey of congregants. Results revealed the following as important for an HIV ministry: (a) a belief in helping others and treating everyone with respect and dignity, (b) feelings of compassion toward individuals infected with HIV, and (c) HIV education. This information can assist in developing interventions to enhance the African American church movement toward HIV ministries. Copyright (C) 2012 Association of Nurses in AIDS Care