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Published in final edited form as: J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2018 Sep 26;6(2):319–326. doi: 10.1007/s40615-018-0527-5

Table 2.

Emerged Themes in Faith-Based HIV testing and Linkage to Care

Themes	HIV Related Knowledge	Perception of HIV Risk		Role of Church in HIV testing and linkage to care
Themes	HIV Related Knowledge	Church	Community	Role of Church in HIV testing and linkage to care
Overall Themes	(1) : Importance of confidentiality and privacy in HIV testing (2) Steps in the linkage to care process		(1) Low perceived risk due to low HIV knowledge (2) sexual risk, homosexuality and drug activity as primarily community risk factors	(1) Integration of HIV testing services with HIV prevention (2) Churches as centers for HIV education and services (3) Reinvigorating the church in community based HIV outreach
Pastor Specific Themes	(1) Low level of self-reported HIV testing knowledge	(1) HIV-related risk behaviors among congregants
Church Leader Specific Themes			(1) Community youth at highest risk	(1) Need for comprehensive leadership training