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Religion and HIV Risk Among Male Market Vendors in Kazakhstan

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This study examines associations between religion and sexual HIV risk among 1342 male migrant and non-migrant market vendors in Kazakhstan. In the multivariate analysis, religious influence was associated with a lower likelihood of having multiple partners. Regular attendance was associated with a lower likelihood of having anal sex with a male partner, but with increased likelihood of having multiple partners. Spending time socially with friends at a mosque or church was associated with lower risk of anal sex with a male partner and lower risk of unprotected sex.

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This study was funded by the National Institute of Health, NIMH R01 MH082684 to Dr. Nabila El-Bassel.

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  1. 2175 JFSB, School of Social Work, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 84602, USA

    Stacey A. Shaw

  2. Global Health Research Center of Central Asia, Columbia University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

    Gaukhar Mergenova

  3. School of Social Work, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

    Nabila El-Bassel

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Shaw, S.A., Mergenova, G. & El-Bassel, N. Religion and HIV Risk Among Male Market Vendors in Kazakhstan. J Relig Health 59, 2019–2031 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-019-00929-0

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