Social capital and health in a national cohort of 82,482 open university adults in Thailand

Vasoontara Yiengprugsawan; Suwanee Khamman; Sam Ang Seubsman; Lynette L.Y. Lim; Adrian C. Sleigh

doi:10.1177/1359105310386264

Social capital and health in a national cohort of 82,482 open university adults in Thailand

Vasoontara Yiengprugsawan^*, Suwanee Khamman, Sam Ang Seubsman, Lynette L.Y. Lim, Adrian C. Sleigh

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	632-642
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Health Psychology
Volume	16
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105310386264
Publication status	Published - May 2011

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