A cross-sectional description of social capital in an international sample of persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH).

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 (n = 1,963) completed a cross-sectional survey and data were collected between

SUBMITTER: Webel A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3352053 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature