BMC Public Health | |
A cross-sectional description of social capital in an international sample of persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) | |
关键词: Social capital; HIV/AIDS; Global health; Social science; | |
DOI : 10.1186/1471-2458-12-188 | |
来源: DOAJ |
【 摘 要 】
Abstract
Background
Social capital refers to the resources linked to having a strong social network. This concept plays into health outcomes among People Living with HIV/AIDS because, globally, this is a highly marginalized population. Case studies show that modifying social capital can lead to improvements in HIV transmission and management; however, there remains a lack of description or definition of social capital in international settings. The purpose of our paper was to describe the degree of social capital in an international sample of adults living with HIV/AIDS.
Methods
We recruited PLWH at 16 sites from five countries including Canada, China, Namibia, Thailand, and the United States. Participants (
Results
Participant's mean age was 45.2 years, most (69%) identified as male, African American/Black (39.9%), and unemployed (69.5%). Total mean social capital was 2.68 points, a higher than average total social capital score. Moderate correlations were observed between self-reported physical (
Conclusions
This is the first report to describe levels of total social capital in an international sample of PLWH and to describe its relationship to self-reported health in this population.
【 授权许可】
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