TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Social capital and health in a national cohort of 82,482 Open University adults in Thailand
JO  - Journal of health psychology
A1  - Yiengprugsawan, Vasoontara
A1  - Khamman, Suwannee
A1  - Seubsman, Sam-Ang
A1  - Lim, Lynette L-Y
A1  - Sleigh, Adrian C.
A1  - Study Team, Thai Cohort
SP  - 632
EP  - 642
VL  - 16
IS  - 4
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1359-1053
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105310386264
ID  - ref1
ER  -