title: HIV/AIDS disparity between African-American and Caucasian men who have sex with men: intervention strategies for the black church.
abstract: This manuscript examines the HIV/AIDS health disparity among African-American (AA) men who have sex with men (MSM) as compared to non-Hispanic White (NHW) MSM, and proposes faith-based intervention strategies as a means of reducing the disparity. Effective faith-based HIV/AIDS intervention programs to encompass AA MSM must include community-based participatory research; engage the faith community through data sharing; specifically target and equip church leaders in addition to laity; involve effective collaboration and compromise between public health practitioners and faith leaders; emphasize spirituality and compassion; utilize popular opinion leaders; and be intergenerational.
authors.affiliation: Department of Comparative Medicine, The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, 2431 Joe Johnson Drive, 336 Ellington Plant Science, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA. wahill@utk.edu
authors.forename: William Allen
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: Clea
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McNeely
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*