Maternal social capital and child nutritional status in four developing countries

Social capital has been shown to be positively associated with a range of health outcomes, yet no studies have explored the association between maternal social capital and child nutritional status. Using data from the Young Lives study comprising 7242 1-year-old children from Peru, Ethiopia, Vietnam...

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Published in:Health & place 2007-06, Vol.13 (2), p.341-355
Main Authors: De Silva, Mary J., Harpham, Trudy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Child
Child care
Child health
Child nutrition
Child Nutrition Disorders
Child welfare
Child, Preschool
Children
Developing Countries
Female
Health technology assessment
Humans
Maternal
Maternal characteristics
Mothers
Nutrition
Social capital
Social Support
Stunting
Wasting
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Summary:Social capital has been shown to be positively associated with a range of health outcomes, yet no studies have explored the association between maternal social capital and child nutritional status. Using data from the Young Lives study comprising 7242 1-year-old children from Peru, Ethiopia, Vietnam and the state of Andhra Pradesh in India, we find significant differences in the levels of, in particular, structural social capital (group membership and citizenship) between countries. While few associations were found between structural measures of social capital, support from individuals and cognitive social capital (e.g. trust, social harmony) displayed fairly consistent positive associations with child nutritional status across countries.
ISSN:1353-8292
1873-2054
DOI:10.1016/j.healthplace.2006.02.005