Experience of religion and spirituality among socially marginalised people living with HIV in Mississippi
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15098999 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Courtenay Sprague (0000-0001-7736-2665, University of Massachusetts Boston, corresponding author), Shelley Brown (Boston University), Shelley M Brown (Boston University), Sara Simon (University of Massachusetts Boston), Sara E Simon (University of Massachusetts Boston), Lyndsey D McMahan (0000-0002-8062-3966, University of Massachusetts Boston), Deborah J Konkle-Parker (0000-0002-3319-8442, University of Mississippi Medical Center), Deborah Konkle-Parker (Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1111-1125 |
| Publication date | 2021-08-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Culture Health & Sexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-1058 • E-ISSN: 1464-5351 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13691058.2020.1758345 |
| PMID | 32631148 |
| OpenAlex | W3041684420 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 37 |
African Americans in Mississippi have the highest HIV-related mortality and poverty rates in the USA, and they tend to be religious. Attitudes toward gender and sexuality are changing, yet few studies have investigated religion and spirituality among special populations living with HIV. Using grounded theory and qualitative methods, we investigated the experience of health and illness of a low-income, socially marginalised population living with HIV in two locations of Mississippi in 2015. In a context of high stigma and HIV-related health disparities, individuals turned, or returned, to religion, church and spirituality as sources of community and strength, which also motivated safer health behaviours. Findings underscore how religion and spirituality are enabling social determinants of health that are under-explored, untapped, potentially culturally acceptable, sustainable interventions at the community-level. We posit, given diminished funding for community-based services, the most significant influence churches could exert is in decreasing HIV stigma. Given the current US plan to end HIV by 2030, with appropriate stakeholder participation, the role of religion, spirituality and clergy could be further amplified via linkage to care providers and the 'normalisation' of the HIV discourse, to address disparities and improve the health of African Americans
Alternative medicine · Environmental health · Health care · Health equity · Political science · Population · Poverty · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Public health · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Spirituality · Stigma (botany · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Gender Studies · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Religion, Society, and Development · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Gerontology
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| Citations per year | 2 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |