We examined Chinese immigrant religious institutions' views
on teaching about preventing sexual transmission of HIV and the consistency of
their views with public health best practices in HIV prevention.
We used 2009 to 2011 survey data from 712 members of 20 New
York City-based Chinese immigrant religious institutions to analyze their views
on (1) teaching adolescents about condoms, (2) discussing homosexuality
nonjudgmentally, and (3) promoting abstinence until marriage.
Religion type was a significant predictor of views in the 3
domains, with Evangelical Protestants in least agreement with public health
best practices, Buddhists in most agreement, and mainline Protestants between
them. Greater HIV knowledge was significantly associated with agreement with
best practices in all 3 domains. The frequency of prayer, meditation, or
chanting and the level of acculturation were significant predictors of views on
teaching adolescents about condoms and promoting abstinence until marriage.
The best practice messages about HIV prevention that Chinese
immigrant religious institutions find acceptable vary according to religion
type and several other key factors, including HIV knowledge; frequency of
prayer, meditation, or chanting; and level of acculturation.
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- 1John J. Chin is with the Department of Urban Policy and Planning, Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, NY. Torsten B. Neilands is with the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco.
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