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REACHING YOUTH THROUGH FAITH LEADERS: EVALUATION OF THE FAITH MATTERS! INITIATIVE
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7 2023
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Source: AIDS Educ Prev. 35:82-99
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Alternative Title:AIDS Educ Prev
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Description:Faith leaders can be uniquely positioned to guide and support young people on health issues, particularly HIV/AIDS and sexual violence. Faith Matters!, a 2-day training workshop for faith leaders, was delivered in September 2021 in Zambia. Sixty-six faith leaders completed a questionnaire at baseline, 64 at posttraining, and 59 at 3-month follow-up. Participants' knowledge, beliefs, and comfort communicating about HIV/AIDS and sexual violence were assessed. More faith leaders accurately identified common places where sexual violence occurs at the 3-month point compared to baseline: at church (2 vs. 22, | = .000), the fields (16 vs. 29, | = .004), parties (22 vs. 36, | = .001), and clubs (24 vs. 35, | = .034). More faith leaders stated that they engaged in conversations that supported people living with HIV (48 at baseline vs. 53, | = .049 at 3-month follow-up). These findings can inform future HIV/AIDS initiatives focusing on increasing the capacity among communities of faith.
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Pubmed ID:37406142
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC11075127
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Volume:35
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