Social capital and the utilization of maternal and child health services in India: A multilevel analysis

Health and Place

Volumn 28, Issue , 2014, Pages 73-84

  Story, William T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

India; Maternal and child health; Multilevel analysis; Social capital; Utilization

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; IMMUNIZATION; MATERNAL HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CHILD; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEASLES VACCINATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINATION; PRENATAL CARE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACCINATION; ADOLESCENT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

INDIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOLOGICAL FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899097349     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2014.03.011     Document Type: Article

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