Authors
Allison Webel, J Craig Phillips, Carol Dawson Rose, William L Holzemer, Wei-Ti Chen, Lynda Tyer-Viola, Marta Rivero-Méndez, Patrice Nicholas, Kathleen Nokes, Jeanne Kemppainen, Elizabeth Sefcik, John Brion, Lucille Eller, Scholastika Iipinge, Kenn Kirksey, Dean Wantland, Puangtip Chaiphibalsarisdi, Mallory O Johnson, Carmen Portillo, Inge B Corless, Joachim Voss, Robert A Salata
Publication date
2012/12
Journal
BMC public health
Volume
12
Pages
1-11
Publisher
BioMed Central
Description
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 (n = 1,963) completed a cross-sectional survey and data were collected between August, 2009 and December, 2010. Data analyses included descriptive …
Scholar articles
A Webel, JC Phillips, CD Rose, WL Holzemer… - BMC public health, 2012