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  Journal for the Scientific Study of ReligionVolume 45 Issue 4, Pages 505 - 528 Published Online: 22 Nov 2006 © 2009 Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Published on behalf of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion
Abstract | References | Full Text: HTML, PDF (Size: 256K) | Related Articles | Citation Tracking  Religion and HIV Risk Behaviors Among Married Men: Initial Results from a Study in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa Copyright 2006 The Society for the Scientific Study of Religion ABSTRACTAlthough some scholars have identified religion as a possible protective factor in the AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa, evidence concerning the relationship between religion and AIDS behavior there remains sparse. Using a sample of married men from rural Malawi, we examine whether AIDS risk behavior and perceived risk are associated with religious affiliation or with religious involvement. Our analyses of data from the Malawi Diffusion and Ideational Change Project (2001) reveal substantial variation according to religious affiliation and religious involvement. Men belonging to Pentecostal churches consistently report lower levels of both HIV risk behavior and perceived risk. Regular attendance at religious services is associated both with reduced odds of reporting extramarital partners and with lower levels of perceived risk of infection. | 
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