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Religious Involvement and Seroprevalence of Six Infectious Diseases in US Adults
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: In the United States, religious practice is inversely associated with several chronic conditions, but no reports show whether it is inversely associated with prevalence of positive serology for infections. METHODS: Data on a multiethnic, national sample included 11,507 persons aged 17 years and over with complete data on frequency of attendance at religious services (FARS) and serologic testing for six pathogens. RESULTS: Even after controlling for multiple confounders, persons attending religious services weekly (19.8%) or more (19.6%) were less likely to be seropositive for herpes simplex type 2 (HSV-2) than those attending less frequently (23.7%) or never (25.1%, P = 0.001). Analyses revealed the association to be partially accounted for by reduced risky sexual behavior and illegal drug use among frequent attenders. No associations were found with three enteric pathogens. CONCLUSION: Infection with HSV-2 and hepatitis C virus (HCV) was inversely associated with FARS, independent of multiple confounders.
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- Authors
- Gillum, R. F., & Holt, C. L.
- Affiliations
- University of Maryland, College Park (US)
- ORCID
- Gillum, R. F.
- Venue
- Southern Medical Journal
- Publisher
- Southern Medical Association
- Published
- 2010-05
- Volume
- 103
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 403-408
- ISSN
- 0038-4348 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2413835927
- Cited by
- 47
- References
- 21
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2023: 41 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 0.97
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Southern Medical Journal (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Religion and Society Interactions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Keywords
- religious involvement, seroprevalence, herpes simplex virus type 2, hepatitis C virus, religious service attendance, infectious diseases, sexual risk behavior, illicit drug use, enteric pathogens
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Herpes Genitalis, Humans, Religion, Risk-Taking, Sexual Behavior, Toxoplasmosis, United States, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Helicobacter pylori, Helicobacter Infections, Herpesvirus 2, Human, Substance-Related Disorders
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