The Religious Involvement of African American Men and Its Relationship to Health Behaviors.
Year: 2011
Type: article
Abstract: Religious involvement is prevalent among African Americans (Lincoln & Mamiya, 1990) and Black churches have often played a significant role in addressing community challenges such as the health of their members.Research from the National Survey of Black Americans (NSBA) shows that 70% of the 2,107 African American participants attended religious services at least a few times a month and two-thirds claim membership in a church (Ellison, Hummer, Cormier, & Rogers, 2000; Taylor, Chatters, & Levin, 2004).Based on high levels of involvement and the influence of the church, public health researchers have been led to use this institution as a vehicle to attend to the pertinent health issues plaguing African American communities.There is evidence to suggest that different dimensions of religious involvement are positively correlated with health behaviors (Benjamins & Buck,
Author: Olusola M. Olabode-Dada
Language: English
Subfield: Health
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2729325382