Abstract 16975: Assessing the Relationship Between Neighborhood Social Capital and CPR Training Prevalence

Introduction: CPR training rates across the US are varied and generally low. Neighborhood social capital (NSC) is an established means to study the impact of neighborhood conditions on health characteristics and outcomes. To date, no studies have investigated the association of NSC on CPR training prevalence. Hypothesis: We hypothesized that an individuals’ perception of their NSC is associated with the likelihood of having ever received CPR training. Methods: Responses from the validated 2015 Southeastern Pennsylvania Community Health Household Survey were used to assess NSC and CPR training prevalence. Six neighborhood-related questions represented indicators of NSC. Results were analyzed individually using univariate analysis and together as a composite score. To build the composite score, each response from the univariate analysis was assigned a value of 1 or 0 to indicate a positive or negative NSC response respectively. Assigned values were summed to a final NSC score (0 - 6). Logistic regression wa...