Social Capital and Risk of Concurrent Sexual Partners Among African Americans in Jackson, Mississippi
Author
Ransome, Yusuf; Cunningham, Karlene; Paredes, Miguel; Mena, Leandro; Sutten‑Coats, Cassandra; Chan, Philip; Simmons, Dantrell; Willie, Tiara C.; Nunn, Amy
Abstract
Concurrent sexual partnerships (i.e., relationships that overlap in time) contribute to higher HIV acquisition risk. Social
capital, defned as resources and connections available to individuals is hypothesized to reduce sexual HIV risk behavior,
including sexual concurrency. Additionally, we do not know whether any association between social capital and sexual concurrency is moderated by gender. Multivariable logistic regression tested the association between social capital and sexual
concurrency and efect modifcation by gender. Among 1445 African Americans presenting for care at an urban STI clinic
in Jackson, Mississippi, mean social capital was 2.85 (range 1–5), mean age was 25 (SD=6), and 62% were women. Sexual
concurrency in the current year was lower for women compared to men (45% vs. 55%, χ2
(df=1)=11.07, p=.001). Higher
social capital was associated with lower adjusted odds of sexual concurrency for women compared to men (adjusted Odds
Ratio [aOR]=0.62 (95% CI 0.39–0.97), p=0.034), controlling for sociodemographic and psychosocial covariates. Interventions that add social capital components may be important for lowering sexual risk among African Americans in Mississippi.
Date
2019-12-28
Citation:
APA:
Ransome, Yusuf, & Cunningham, Karlene, & Paredes, Miguel, & Mena, Leandro, & Sutten‑Coats, Cassandra, & Chan, Philip, & Simmons, Dantrell, & Willie, Tiara C., & Nunn, Amy. (December 2019).
Social Capital and Risk of Concurrent Sexual Partners Among African Americans in Jackson, Mississippi.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10342/8333
MLA:
Ransome, Yusuf, and Cunningham, Karlene, and Paredes, Miguel, and Mena, Leandro, and Sutten‑Coats, Cassandra, and Chan, Philip, and Simmons, Dantrell, and Willie, Tiara C., and Nunn, Amy.
"Social Capital and Risk of Concurrent Sexual Partners Among African Americans in Jackson, Mississippi". .
. (),
December 2019.
October 01, 2023.
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/8333.
Chicago:
Ransome, Yusuf and Cunningham, Karlene and Paredes, Miguel and Mena, Leandro and Sutten‑Coats, Cassandra and Chan, Philip and Simmons, Dantrell and Willie, Tiara C. and Nunn, Amy,
"Social Capital and Risk of Concurrent Sexual Partners Among African Americans in Jackson, Mississippi," , no.
(December 2019),
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/8333 (accessed
October 01, 2023).
AMA:
Ransome, Yusuf, Cunningham, Karlene, Paredes, Miguel, Mena, Leandro, Sutten‑Coats, Cassandra, Chan, Philip, Simmons, Dantrell, Willie, Tiara C., Nunn, Amy.
Social Capital and Risk of Concurrent Sexual Partners Among African Americans in Jackson, Mississippi. .
December 2019;
():
.
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/8333. Accessed
October 01, 2023.
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