ReviewCurrent HIV/AIDS reports2013
Spirituality and religion among HIV-infected individuals.
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40 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Are religion and spirituality barriers or facilitators to treatment for HIV: a systematic review of the literature.AIDS care · 2017Pooled it
- Religiosity, Social Support, and Ethnic Identity: Exploring "Resilience Resources" for African-American Women Experiencing HIV-Related Stigma.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2019Trial
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- Feasibility of using an iPod touch device and acceptability of a stigma reduction intervention with HIV-infected women in the Deep South.AIDS and behavior · 2015Trial
- Comorbidities, health-related quality of life and its associated factors among people living with HIV/AIDS in Gandaki Province of Nepal.BMC public health · 2026Article
- A comparative study of spiritual health in HIV-positive patients and healthy individuals.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Linear growth modeling of religious coping and social support among Black women living with HIV in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.AIDS care · 2025Article
- Discrimination and Mental Health Among Black and Latino People Living with HIV: Understanding the Role of Religion and Spirituality.AIDS and behavior · 2025Article
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- Contextual barriers to PrEP uptake and continuation among young Black gay and bisexual men who have sex with men living in the South.PloS one · 2025Article
- Relationships Between Meaning in Life and Positive and Negative Spirituality in a Field Setting in Japan.Journal of religion and health · 2024Article
- Structural equation modeling of microaggressions, religious and racism-related coping, medication adherence, and viral load among Black women living with HIV.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2023Article
- Understanding the role of religious beliefs in adherence to antiretroviral therapy among Pentecostal Christians living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Coping with Mental Health Problems and Medication Adherence Challenges Among Persons Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy.AIDS and behavior · 2023Article
- Relationships between spirituality and mental stress in people living with HIV in China: A cross-sectional study.Mental health, religion & culture · 2023Article
- Indonesian Dental Students' Attitudes, Knowledge, Preparation, and Willingness to Treat HIV/AIDS Patients.European journal of dentistry · 2022Article
- Role of religious beliefs in adherence to antiretroviral therapy in the Cape Town metropole: a study protocol.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Higher religiosity and spirituality are associated with ethnic group membership among middle-aged and older adults living with HIV.HIV research & clinical practice · 2022Article
- Fear of Punishment in Another World: a Follow-Up Examination of the Religious Beliefs About HIV/AIDS-A Decade of Progress?Journal of religion and health · 2022Article
- Human immunodeficiency virus-positive women's perspectives on breastfeeding with antiretrovirals: A qualitative evidence synthesis.Maternal & child nutrition · 2021Review
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Abstract
Spirituality and religion are important to many people living with HIV (PLWH). Recent research has focused on special populations (ethnic-minorities, women, and youth), spirituality/religion measurement, mediating/moderating mechanisms, and individual and community-level interventions. Spirituality/religion in PLWH has been refined as a multidimensional phenomenon, which improves health/quality of life directly and through mediating factors (healthy behaviors, optimism, social support). Spirituality/religion helps people to cope with stressors, especially stigma/discrimination. Spiritual interventions utilizing the power of prayer and meditation and addressing spiritual struggle are under way. Faith-based community interventions have focused on stigma and could improve individual outcomes through access to spiritual/social support and care/treatment for PLWA. Community engagement is necessary to design/implement effective and sustainable programs. Future efforts should focus on vulnerable populations; utilize state-of-the-art methods (randomized clinical trials, community-based participatory research); and, address population-specific interventions at individual and community levels. Clinical and policy implications across geographic settings also need attention.
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