Description | 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. | en_US |