TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Reaching youth through faith leaders: evaluation of the Faith Matters! Initiative
JO  - AIDS education and prevention
A1  - Kanagasabai, Udhayashankar
A1  - Aholou, Tiffiany
A1  - Chevalier, Michelle S.
A1  - Tobias, James L.
A1  - Okuku, Jackson
A1  - Shiraishi, Ray W.
A1  - Sheneberger, Robb
A1  - Pande, Yvonne Chilufya
A1  - Chifuwe, Clifton
A1  - Mamane, Lauren Erickson
A1  - Njika, Gillian
A1  - Obongo, Chris
A1  - Thorsen, Viva C.
SP  - 82
EP  - 99
VL  - 35
IS  - Suppl A
N2  - Faith leaders can be uniquely positioned to guide and support young people on health issues, particularly HIV/AIDS and sexual violence. Faith Matters!, a 2-day training workshop for faith leaders, was delivered in September 2021 in Zambia. Sixty-six faith leaders completed a questionnaire at baseline, 64 at posttraining, and 59 at 3-month follow-up. Participants' knowledge, beliefs, and comfort communicating about HIV/AIDS and sexual violence were assessed. More faith leaders accurately identified common places where sexual violence occurs at the 3-month point compared to baseline: at church (2 vs. 22, p =.000), the fields (16 vs. 29, p =.004), parties (22 vs. 36, p =.001), and clubs (24 vs. 35, p =.034). More faith leaders stated that they engaged in conversations that supported people living with HIV (48 at baseline vs. 53, p =.049 at 3-month follow-up). These findings can inform future HIV/AIDS initiatives focusing on increasing the capacity among communities of faith.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0899-9546
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/aeap.2023.35.suppA.82
ID  - ref1
ER  -