Barriers and Facilitators to Providing HIV-Related Services in Bostonian African American Churches: A Focus Group Study of Clergy and Community Members

Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 345-362

  Teti, Michelle ^a   Drainoni, Mari Lynn ^b,c   Raj, Anita ^d   Cozier, Yvette C ^b,e   Harris, Cynthia ^f   Bright, Donna ^g   Welles, Seth L ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Multicultural AIDS Coalition   (United States)

^g Justice Resource Institute   (United States)

^h DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; faith based; HIV prevention

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CHURCH ROLE; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; SERVICE PROVISION;

EID: 84859353334     PISSN: 15381501     EISSN: 1538151X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15381501.2011.623907     Document Type: Article

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