title: Church attendance in men who have sex with men diagnosed with HIV is associated with later presentation for HIV care.
abstract: We demonstrate an interdependent relationship between sexual behavior and church attendance on timing of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diagnosis and presentation for care. Men who have sex with men (MSM) and who attend church are more likely to present with lower CD4(+) T-lymphocyte counts than MSM who do not attend church.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham.
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Van Wagoner
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mugavero
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Westfall
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hollimon
authors.forename: Larry Z
authors.initials: LZ
authors.lastname: Slater
authors.forename: Greer
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Burkholder
authors.forename: James L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Raper
authors.forename: Edward W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Hook
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012067:Religion
keywords: AIDS; HIV; church attendance; religion