Chinese and South Asian Religious Institutions and HIV Prevention in New York City

Autor/inn/en	Chin, John J.; Mantell, Joanne; Weiss, Linda; Bhagavan, Mamatha; Luo, Xiaoting
Titel	Chinese and South Asian Religious Institutions and HIV Prevention in New York City
Quelle	In: AIDS Education and Prevention, 17 (2005) 5, S.484-502 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0899-9546
DOI	10.1521/aeap.2005.17.5.484
Schlagwörter	Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Prevention; Immigrants; Asian Americans; Chinese Americans; Religious Factors; Religion; Health Promotion; Urban Areas; Islam; Buddhism; Church Role; Interviews; Intervention; Moral Values; Cultural Influences; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Prävention; Vorbeugung; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Chinese; Chinesen; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Urban area; Stadtregion; Buddhismus; Kirchenbild; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss
Abstract	Religious institutions in Asian immigrant communities are in a unique position to confront the challenges of the HIV epidemic for the populations they serve. However, there has been little research on whether these institutions are willing or able to take a role in HIV prevention. This article reports on findings from a qualitative study of three Asian immigrant religious institutions in New York City (a Buddhist temple, a Hindu temple, an Islamic center/mosque) that are part of a larger study of Asian immigrant community institutions and their response to the HIV epidemic. Several prominent themes arose that formed the basis of a preliminary theoretical framework describing the way Asian immigrant religious institutions may evaluate their role in HIV prevention. The interview data indicate that the institutions take a stance of "conservative innovation," weighing their role as keepers of morality and religious tradition against the changing needs of their communities and then adjusting their practices or positions incrementally (to varying degrees) to stay responsive and relevant. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10