A study of the perceptions of African American clergy and faith based service practitioners regarding HIV/ AIDS education and prevention, 2007
Ogunlade, Vickie B.
2000-2009
This study examined the perceptions and behaviors of clergy and faith-based social service practitioners within the African-American faith community, in relationship to HIV/AIDS education and prevention. This study employed a descriptive exploratory design, utilizing quantitative and qualitative methods to analyze the secured data. The independent variables were clergy and faith-based social service practitioners. The three dependent variables were identified as perceptions (composed of health beliefs, attitudes, subjective norm and perceived behavioral control), intended behavior and actual behavior regarding HIV/AIDS education and prevention. Findings revealed a lack of significant difference in the perceptions of clergy and church workers regarding HIV/ AIDS education and prevention. However, there was a statistically significant difference in their intended and actual behaviors to provide HIV/AIDS information to various age groups in the church community.
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2007-05-01
dissertation
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Clark Atlanta University
School of Social Work
Georgia--Atlanta
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:2007_ogunlade_vickie_b
