The protective role of religious coping in adolescents' responses to poverty and sexual decision-making in rural Kenya.

Puffer, Eve S

Watt, Melissa H

Sikkema, Kathleen J

Ogwang-Odhiambo, Rose A

Broverman, Sherryl A

United States

2012-12-28T18:32:00Z

2012-03-01

In this study, we explored how adolescents in rural Kenya apply religious coping in sexual decision-making in the context of high rates of poverty and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 34 adolescents. One-third (13) reported religious coping related to economic stress, HIV, or sexual decision-making; the majority (29) reported religious coping with these or other stressors. Adolescents reported praying for God to partner with them to engage in positive behaviors, praying for strength to resist unwanted behaviors, and passive strategies characterized by waiting for God to provide resources or protection from HIV. Adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa may benefit from HIV prevention interventions that integrate and build upon their use of religious coping.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22505794

1050-8392

https://hdl.handle.net/10161/6069

eng

Wiley

J Res Adolesc

10.1111/j.1532-7795.2011.00760.x

Journal of Research on Adolescence

The protective role of religious coping in adolescents' responses to poverty and sexual decision-making in rural Kenya.

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Center for Child and Family Policy

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