Local patterns of social capital and sustenance of the Community-Based Health Planning Services (CHPS) policy: a qualitative comparative study in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Social capital-the resources embedded in social relationships-has been associated with health severally. Notwithstanding, only a handful of studies have empirically examined how it shapes health policies. This paper extends the discourse by comparatively examining how variations in local patterns of structural and cognitive social capital underpin the successes and challenges in managing and sustaining the Community-Based Health Planning Services (CHPS) policy in Ghana. The CHPS is an intervention to address health inequalities.

Design

Qualitative study involving individual in-depth interviews and focus group discussions using a semi-structured interview guide. Thematic analysis approach, inspired by McConnell's typology of policy success (or failure) was adopted.<

SUBMITTER: Amoah PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6398647 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature