Publications and Research
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2022
Abstract
The distribution of HIV cases varies cross-nationally. We separate the influences of Islam at the macro-and micro-levels to understand the role of religion in shaping the spread of HIV. Drawing on biomarker data from the Demographic and Health Surveys, we construct a multilevel database (Individual N= 568,476; Country N= 30). We examine a series of national-and individual-level predictors that may mediate the relationship between Islam and testing HIV-positive. Individual religious affiliation and proportion Muslim retained their risk-reducing effects even when accounting for a range of mediators and suppressors. Islam has a sui generis effect on testing HIV-positive.
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Brittany Hayes and Amy Adamczyk, “Unpacking the Influence of Islamic Religious Culture and Individual Religious Affiliation on Testing HIV-Positive.” Sociological Perspective Vol. 65(5) pp.1001-1024 Copyright © 2022 The Author(s). DOI: 10.1177/07311214221084233