Table II.
Participant Characteristics by Institution
| Buddhist Temple Participants |
Hindu Temple Participants |
Islamic Center/Mosque Participants |
All Participants | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Respondents | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| Gender | 2 Female 3 Male |
2 Female 5 Male |
1 Female 4 Male |
5 Female 12 Male |
| Ethnicity/Sub-Ethnicity/State (Indians) | 5 Chinese: 2 Fujianese 1 Mongolian 1 Shanghainese 1 Taiwanese |
7 Indian: 3 Karnataka 2 Andhra Pradesh 2 Tamil Nadu |
1 African Am. 1 Bangladeshi 3 Indian: 2 Andhra Pradesh 1 Bihar |
1 African Am. 1 Bangladeshi 5 Chinese 10 Indian |
| Mean Age (SD) | 54.0 (10.9) | 52.9 (15.3) | 46.6 (10.6) | 51.4 (12.5) |
| Mean Years in U.S.a (SD) | 15.8 (12.2) | 20.0 (13.2) | 18.2 (11.1) | 18.2 (11.7) |
| Mean HIV Knowledge Scoreb (SD) | 2.6 (2.4) | 6.7 (1.6) | 5.4 (0.5) | 5.1 (2.4) |
| Role in Institution | 1 Abbot 2 Monks/Nuns 2 Members |
1 Priest 1 President 1 Vice President 1 Staff Member 3 Members |
1 Imam 1 Director 1 Staff Member 2 Members |
5 Religious Leaders 3 Lay Leaders 2 Staff Members 7 Members |
| Language of Interview | 5 Mandarin | 7 English | 4 English 1 Urdu |
5 Mandarin 11 English 1 Urdu |
a
All respondents were immigrants to the U.S., except for one from the Islamic Center/Mosque.
b
Score reported is the mean number of correct items on a 9-item true/false questionnaire. “Don’t Know” were considered to be incorrect.