Citation

Yiengprugsawan V, Khamman S, Seubsman SA, Lim LL, Sleigh AC, Study Team TC. J. Health Psychol. 2011; 16(4): 632-642.

Affiliation

National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1359105310386264

PMID

21346013

PMCID

PMC3143726

Abstract

We report associations between social capital and health among 82,482 adults in a national cohort of Open University students residing throughout Thailand. After adjusting for covariates, poor self-assessed health was positively associated with low social trust (OR = 1.88; 95% CI 1.76-2.01) and low social support (OR = 1.79; 95% CI 1.63-1.95). In addition, poor psychological health was also associated with low social trust (OR = 2.52; 95% CI 2.41-2.64) and low social support (OR = 1.80; 95% CI 1.69-1.92). Females, elderly, unpartnered, low income, and urban residents were associated with poor health. Findings suggest ways to improve social capital and heath in Thailand and other middle-income countries.

Language: en