Connection between Gay Male Social Capital and Preventing Sexually Transmitted Infections

• Project/Area Number: 15H05691
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Community health nursing
• Research Institution: Osaka Aoyama University (2017); Nagoya City University (2015-2016)
• Principal Investigator: Shiono Satoshi 大阪青山大学, 健康科学部, 講師(移行) (30616694)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
• Budget Amount: ¥8,710,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,010,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥3,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥750,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
• Keywords: ソーシャル・キャピタル / 公衆衛生看護 / 性感染症予防 / 看護学 / 感染症 / 医療・福祉 / ソーシャルキャピタル / セクシュアルマイノリティ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this research, we aimed to clarify the correlation with male homosexual social capital and the relationship with sexual health. In collaboration with MASH Osaka in the Kinki region, we distributed questionnaire sets to consented commercial facilities and got an effective response of 959 (effective recovery rate 72.6%). Analysis revealed that there is a correlation between male homosexuals' social capital (r = 0.418) and only homosexual social capital is related to sexual health. Factors affecting health behavior are clarified by this research, and it can be expected that the mechanism of preventive intervention will theoretically be shown.