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- Title
Associations between Social Capital and Self-Rated Health among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Japan.
- Authors
Hill, Adam O.; Kaneko, Noriyo; Page, Carl M.; Amos, Natalie; Iwahashi, Kohta; Bourne, Adam; Gilmour, Stuart
- Abstract
Men who have sex with men (MSM) are significantly more likely to report poor health compared to the general population in Japan and internationally. Social capital has been observed as an important component of positive health and well-being outcomes among MSM. However, there is limited research investigating how alter sexuality (possessors of actual resources embedded in social capital networks) mitigates health outcomes. In an online survey of 1564 MSM in Japan, we investigated social correlates of poor self-rated health among MSM, including MSM and heterosexual social networks. Multiple logistic regression revealed that poor health was associated with older age, lower education, and part-time and unemployment. Poor health was inversely correlated with bisexual behavior and high MSM or heterosexual social capital. In order to decrease health disparities among MSM in Japan, interventions focusing on increasing social capital among deprived groups, such as those with lower socio-economic status, older MSM, and those whose sex partners are exclusively male, may be effective.
- Subjects
JAPAN; SOCIAL capital; CROSS-sectional method; STATISTICAL correlation; SELF-evaluation; HETEROSEXUALITY; HEALTH status indicators; SOCIAL determinants of health; RESEARCH funding; MULTIPLE regression analysis; UNEMPLOYMENT; BISEXUALITY; AGE distribution; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; MEN who have sex with men; SURVEYS; ODDS ratio; RESEARCH; SOCIAL networks; DATA analysis software; CONFIDENCE intervals; EDUCATIONAL attainment; EMPLOYMENT
- Publication
Healthcare (2227-9032), 2024, Vol 12, Issue 10, p997
- ISSN
2227-9032
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/healthcare12100997