increase in complexity. This is not necessarily a drawback; self-organising, adaptive networks could become central to future … health care delivery. This paper considers whether social networks composed of patients and their social circles can compete … with, or complement, professional networks in assembling health-related information of value for improving health and …

community. Seventeen members of the community were interviewed during the study. The participants had extensive social networks …

. The current study used data from the Montreal Neighbourhood Networks and Healthy Ageing Study (MoNNET-HA). MoNNET …

personal networks of both men and women. At the household level, men and women who considered their spouse as a discussion … only for women. We discuss the contribution of community participation and communication networks to overcome the …

This paper examines the association of women’s social networks with the use of skilled birth attendants in … the associations. Results suggest that the structural properties of networks did not add to explanatory value but instead … to reflect the centrality of kinship networks to women in Bangladesh and the likelihood of women to heed the advice of …

health may spread through social networks. …