title: The Role of Mediators in the Indirect Effects of Religiosity on Therapeutic Compliance in African Migrant HIV-Positive Patients.
abstract: This research investigates the indirect effects of religiosity (practice and belief) on therapeutic compliance in 81 HIV-positive patients who are migrants from sub-Saharan Africa (23 men and 58 women). Using analyses of mediation and standard multiple regression, including a resampling procedure by bootstrapping, the role of these mediators (magical-religious beliefs and nonuse of toxic substances) was tested. The results show that, through magical-religious beliefs, religiosity has a negative indirect effect, while with the nonuse of toxic substances, religious practice has a positive indirect effect. Beyond religiosity, the role of mediators is highlighted in the interaction with therapeutic compliance.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Psychology of Pays de la Loire (EA 4638), Department of Psychology, University of Nantes, Chemin de la Censive du Tertre, BP 81227, 44312, Nantes Cedex 3, France. constance.mambet@univ-nantes.fr.
authors.forename: Constance
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mambet Doue
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Psychology of Pays de la Loire (EA 4638), Department of Psychology, University of Nantes, Chemin de la Censive du Tertre, BP 81227, 44312, Nantes Cedex 3, France.
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Roussiau
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara / Q000208:ethnology; D000368:Aged; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D044383:Black People / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014171:Transients and Migrants / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: African migrants; HIV/AIDS; Mediation; Religion