SOCIAL CAPITAL AND BEYOND: A QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL CONTEXTUAL AND STRUCTURAL INFLUENCES ON DRUG-USE RELATED HEALTH BEHAVIORS. Kirst, M. J Journal of Drug Issues, 39(3):653–676, 2009.
SOCIAL CAPITAL AND BEYOND: A QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL CONTEXTUAL AND STRUCTURAL INFLUENCES ON DRUG-USE RELATED HEALTH BEHAVIORS [link]Paper  abstract   bibtex   
Using a social capital framework, this study explores how aspects of social relationships within the social networks of injection drug users (IDUs) and crack smokers (CSs) influence their drug use-related risk and protective health behaviors. Interviews were conducted with a quota sample of 80 socioeconomically marginalized drug users in Toronto, Canada, and qualitative data were extracted from 77 of these interviews. Analysis of the interview transcripts revealed themes indicating that social capital, in the form of collective norms, trust, and exchange of safer drug use information, within users' drug networks encouraged risk and/or protective behaviors within particular contexts. The analysis also highlighted the influence of social structural factors, such as harm reduction and health service delivery on the users' health behaviors. The implications of these findings for harm-reduction services are discussed. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
@article{kirst_social_2009,
	title = {{SOCIAL} {CAPITAL} {AND} {BEYOND}: {A} {QUALITATIVE} {ANALYSIS} {OF} {SOCIAL} {CONTEXTUAL} {AND} {STRUCTURAL} {INFLUENCES} {ON} {DRUG}-{USE} {RELATED} {HEALTH} {BEHAVIORS}},
	volume = {39},
	issn = {00220426},
	url = {http://search.proquest.com/docview/208829951?accountid=12507},
	abstract = {Using a social capital framework, this study explores how aspects of social relationships within the social networks of injection drug users (IDUs) and crack smokers (CSs) influence their drug use-related risk and protective health behaviors. Interviews were conducted with a quota sample of 80 socioeconomically marginalized drug users in Toronto, Canada, and qualitative data were extracted from 77 of these interviews. Analysis of the interview transcripts revealed themes indicating that social capital, in the form of collective norms, trust, and exchange of safer drug use information, within users' drug networks encouraged risk and/or protective behaviors within particular contexts. The analysis also highlighted the influence of social structural factors, such as harm reduction and health service delivery on the users' health behaviors. The implications of these findings for harm-reduction services are discussed. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]},
	language = {English},
	number = {3},
	journal = {Journal of Drug Issues},
	author = {Kirst, Maritt J},
	year = {2009},
	keywords = {Data Collection, Drug use, Health Behavior, Health services, Medical Sciences, Medical research, Qualitative Research, Research Methodology, Risk Factors, Social Networks, Social capital, Tropical diseases, studies},
	pages = {653--676},
}

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