The relationship between social capital and self-rated health: a multilevel analysis based on a poverty alleviation program in the Philippines.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Poor health is both a cause and consequence of poverty, and there is a growing body of evidence suggesting that social capital is an important factor for improving health in resource-poor settings. International Care Ministries (ICM) is a non-governmental organization in the Philippines that provides a poverty alleviation program called Transform. A core aim of the program is to foster social connectedness and to create a network of support within each community, primarily through consistent community-led small group discussions. The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship between social capital and self-rated health and how ICM's Transform program may have facilitated changes in those relationships. METHODS:Three types of social capital were explored: bondi

SUBMITTER: Hung N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6896750 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature