PMID- 26092283
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20160126
LR  - 20181113
IS  - 1472-698X (Electronic)
IS  - 1472-698X (Linking)
VI  - 15
DP  - 2015 Jun 20
TI  - Cross-sectional analysis of self-efficacy and social capital in a community-based 
      healthy village project in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
PG  - 15
LID - 10.1186/s12914-015-0054-y [doi]
LID - 15
AB  - BACKGROUND: An assessment of self-efficacy and social capital may have the 
      potential to detect an effect of dynamic, complex and comprehensive collective 
      actions in community-based health promotion. In 2003, a healthy village project 
      was launched in Santa Cruz, Bolivia with technical assistance from the Japan 
      International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The originally developed FORSA 
      (Fortalecimiento de Redes de Salud) model accounted for participatory processes 
      in which people could improve their health and well-being through individual 
      behavioral changes and family/community-driven activities. This study aimed to 
      examine the extent of self-efficacy and social capital obtained via project 
      activities by a cross-sectional analysis. METHODS: We randomly selected 340 
      subjects from the healthy village project site and 113 subjects from a control 
      area. Both groups were interviewed using the same structured questionnaire. 
      Self-efficacy was assessed with a General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES), while 
      social capital was measured as the frequency of formal group participation in 
      community meetings during the past three months, perceived social solidarity, and 
      general trust. RESULTS: The study results showed that the participants in the 
      project site had higher self-efficacy and social capital compared to those in the 
      control site. The number of times a subject participated in the health committee 
      activities was positively associated with the self-efficacy scale. Regarding 
      social capital, females and lower-educated people were more likely to have had 
      more frequent participation in formal groups; males and higher-educated 
      participants showed less formal group participation, but more generosity to 
      contribute money for the community. The main perceived benefit of participation 
      in formal group activities varied among individuals. CONCLUSION: The findings 
      suggest that people in the healthy village project site have higher 
      self-efficacy, especially those with active participation in the health committee 
      activities. To recruit more participants in future healthy village projects, we 
      should consider the gender and level of education, and match the perceived 
      benefits of participants accordingly.
FAU - Yuasa, Motoyuki
AU  - Yuasa M
AD  - Department of Public Health, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, 
      Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. moyuasa@juntendo.ac.jp.
FAU - Shirayama, Yoshihisa
AU  - Shirayama Y
AD  - Department of Public Health, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, 
      Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. shirayam@juntendo.ac.jp.
FAU - Osato, Keiichi
AU  - Osato K
AD  - Bolivia Office, Japan International Cooperation Agency, LaPaz, Bolivia. 
      osato.keiichi@gmail.com.
FAU - Miranda, Cesar
AU  - Miranda C
AD  - Bolivia Office, Japan International Cooperation Agency, LaPaz, Bolivia. 
      saudadecam@yahoo.es.
FAU - Condore, Julia
AU  - Condore J
AD  - Bolivia Office, Japan International Cooperation Agency, LaPaz, Bolivia. 
      yuli120879@gmail.com.
FAU - Siles, Roxana
AU  - Siles R
AD  - Health Promotion Unit, Government Health Office, Santa Cruz, Bolivia. 
      analuchy_05@yahoo.com.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20150620
PL  - England
TA  - BMC Int Health Hum Rights
JT  - BMC international health and human rights
JID - 101088678
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Bolivia
MH  - *Community Networks
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Female
MH  - Health Promotion
MH  - Humans
MH  - Interviews as Topic
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - *Self Efficacy
MH  - *Social Capital
MH  - Young Adult
PMC - PMC4475302
EDAT- 2015/06/21 06:00
MHDA- 2016/01/27 06:00
PMCR- 2015/06/20
CRDT- 2015/06/21 06:00
PHST- 2013/04/24 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2015/06/11 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2015/06/21 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2015/06/21 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2016/01/27 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2015/06/20 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1186/s12914-015-0054-y [pii]
AID - 54 [pii]
AID - 10.1186/s12914-015-0054-y [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - BMC Int Health Hum Rights. 2015 Jun 20;15:15. doi: 10.1186/s12914-015-0054-y.