Social capital has been shown to be positively associated with a range of health outcomes, yet few studies have explored the association between mothers' social capital and child health. We examine the relationship between mothers' access to social capital via participation in community...

Community and facility studies in developing countries have generally demonstrated an inverse relationship between poverty and mental health. However, recent population-based studies contradict this. In India and Indonesia the poor and non-poor show no difference in mental health. We revisit the...

Individual social capital is increasingly considered to be an important determinant of an individual's health. This study examines the extent to which individual social capital is associated with self-rated health and the extent to which individual social capital mediates t.he relationship...