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REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

HLT/044 - July 2007

Health & Place Vol.13, N°2, June 2007

De Silva, M. J. ; Harpham, T. Maternal social capital and child nutritional status in four developing countries. Pp 341-355
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. more in HTML

Tropical Medicine & International Health Vol.12, N° 7; July 2007

Mrisho, M. et al. Factors affecting home delivery in rural Tanzania. Pp 862-872

Studies of factors affecting place of delivery have rarely considered the influence of gender roles and relations within the household. This study combines an understanding of gender issues relating to health and help-seeking behaviour with epidemiological knowledge concerning place of delivery. Studies of factors affecting place of delivery have rarely considered the influence of gender roles and relations within the household. This study combines an understanding of gender issues relating to health and help-seeking behaviour with epidemiological knowledge concerning place of delivery…