Bonding social capital and health within four First Nations communities in Canada: A cross-sectional study

To date, research on social capital in Indigenous contexts has been scarce. In this quantitative study, our objectives were to (1): Describe bonding social capital within four distinct First Nations communities in Canada, and (2) Explore the associations between bonding social capital and self-rated...

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Autores principales:	Sharon Yeung, Mark Rosenberg, Donna Banach, Lisa Mayotte, Sonia S. Anand, Lac La Ronge Indian Band, Fort McKay First Nation, Heather Castleden
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Social capital Indigenous health Social determinants of health Social epidemiology First nations Canada Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Social sciences (General) H1-99
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:4271ec9192104cb18168f6a1cbdf6c902021-11-14T04:34:24ZBonding social capital and health within four First Nations communities in Canada: A cross-sectional study2352-827310.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100962https://doaj.org/article/4271ec9192104cb18168f6a1cbdf6c902021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827321002378https://doaj.org/toc/2352-8273To date, research on social capital in Indigenous contexts has been scarce. In this quantitative study, our objectives were to (1): Describe bonding social capital within four distinct First Nations communities in Canada, and (2) Explore the associations between bonding social capital and self-rated health in these communities. With community permission, cross-sectional data were drawn from the Canadian Alliance for Healthy Hearts and Minds study. Four reserve-based First Nations communities were included in the analysis, totaling 591 participants. Descriptive statistics were computed to examine levels of social capital among communities and logistic regression analyses were performed to identify social capital predictors of good self-rated health. Age, sex, education level, and community were controlled for in all models. Across the four communities in this study, areas of common social capital included frequent socialization among friends and large and interconnected family networks. Positive self-rated health was associated with civic engagement at federal or provincial levels (OR=1.65, p<0.05) and organizational membership (OR=1.60, p<0.05), but overall, sociodemographic variables were more significantly associated with self-rated health than social capital variables. Significant differences in social capital were found across the four communities and community of residence was a significant health outcomes predictor in all logistic regression models. In conclusion, this study represents one of the first efforts to quantitatively study First Nations social capital with respect to health in Canada. The results reflect significant differences in the social capital landscape across different First Nations communities and suggest the need for social capital measurement tools that may be adapted to unique Indigenous contexts. Further, the impact of social capital on health may be better explored and interpreted with more community-specific instruments and with supplementary qualitative inquiry.Sharon YeungMark RosenbergDonna BanachLisa MayotteSonia S. AnandLac La Ronge Indian BandFort McKay First NationHeather CastledenElsevierarticleSocial capitalIndigenous healthSocial determinants of healthSocial epidemiologyFirst nationsCanadaPublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270Social sciences (General)H1-99ENSSM: Population Health, Vol 16, Iss , Pp 100962- (2021)
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topic	Social capital Indigenous health Social determinants of health Social epidemiology First nations Canada Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Social sciences (General) H1-99
spellingShingle	Social capital Indigenous health Social determinants of health Social epidemiology First nations Canada Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Social sciences (General) H1-99 Sharon Yeung Mark Rosenberg Donna Banach Lisa Mayotte Sonia S. Anand Lac La Ronge Indian Band Fort McKay First Nation Heather Castleden Bonding social capital and health within four First Nations communities in Canada: A cross-sectional study
description	To date, research on social capital in Indigenous contexts has been scarce. In this quantitative study, our objectives were to (1): Describe bonding social capital within four distinct First Nations communities in Canada, and (2) Explore the associations between bonding social capital and self-rated health in these communities. With community permission, cross-sectional data were drawn from the Canadian Alliance for Healthy Hearts and Minds study. Four reserve-based First Nations communities were included in the analysis, totaling 591 participants. Descriptive statistics were computed to examine levels of social capital among communities and logistic regression analyses were performed to identify social capital predictors of good self-rated health. Age, sex, education level, and community were controlled for in all models. Across the four communities in this study, areas of common social capital included frequent socialization among friends and large and interconnected family networks. Positive self-rated health was associated with civic engagement at federal or provincial levels (OR=1.65, p<0.05) and organizational membership (OR=1.60, p<0.05), but overall, sociodemographic variables were more significantly associated with self-rated health than social capital variables. Significant differences in social capital were found across the four communities and community of residence was a significant health outcomes predictor in all logistic regression models. In conclusion, this study represents one of the first efforts to quantitatively study First Nations social capital with respect to health in Canada. The results reflect significant differences in the social capital landscape across different First Nations communities and suggest the need for social capital measurement tools that may be adapted to unique Indigenous contexts. Further, the impact of social capital on health may be better explored and interpreted with more community-specific instruments and with supplementary qualitative inquiry.
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author	Sharon Yeung Mark Rosenberg Donna Banach Lisa Mayotte Sonia S. Anand Lac La Ronge Indian Band Fort McKay First Nation Heather Castleden
author_facet	Sharon Yeung Mark Rosenberg Donna Banach Lisa Mayotte Sonia S. Anand Lac La Ronge Indian Band Fort McKay First Nation Heather Castleden
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title	Bonding social capital and health within four First Nations communities in Canada: A cross-sectional study
title_short	Bonding social capital and health within four First Nations communities in Canada: A cross-sectional study
title_full	Bonding social capital and health within four First Nations communities in Canada: A cross-sectional study
title_fullStr	Bonding social capital and health within four First Nations communities in Canada: A cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed	Bonding social capital and health within four First Nations communities in Canada: A cross-sectional study
title_sort	bonding social capital and health within four first nations communities in canada: a cross-sectional study
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/4271ec9192104cb18168f6a1cbdf6c90
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Bonding social capital and health within four First Nations communities in Canada: A cross-sectional study

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