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J Michael Wilkerson1, Derek J Smolensk, Sonya S Brady, B R Simon Rosser.
Abstract
Religiosity is associated with behaviors that reduce the risk of HIV/STI infection among general-population and heterosexual-specific samples. Whether this association is similar to homosexual persons is unknown. Measures of religiosity have not been evaluated psychometrically among men who have sex with men (MSM), a population who, because of stigma, experience religiosity differently than heterosexual persons. We assessed the duke religion index and the spiritual well-being in two samples of MSM. Neither instrument produced adequate model fit. To study the association between religiosity and HIV/STI risk behaviors among MSM, scales are needed that measure the religious and spiritual experiences of MSM.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 22441843 PMCID: PMC3553315 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-012-9594-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Relig Health ISSN: 0022-4197