Open AccessSocial capital as a mediator of the influence of socioeconomic position on health: Findings from a population-based cross-sectional study in Chandigarh, India
Author(s) -
Manmeet Kaur,
Venkatesan Chakrapani,
Ariarathinam Newtonraj,
P V M Lakshmi,
Pandara Purayil Vijin
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of public health/indian journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.381
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2229-7693
pISSN - 0019-557X
DOI - 10.4103/ijph.ijph_274_17
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , mental health , social capital , social determinants of health , population , mediation , psychological intervention , social support , disadvantaged , psychology , poverty , social mobility , health equity , medicine , environmental health , public health , economic growth , social psychology , sociology , economics , social science , psychiatry , nursing
Social capital has been recognized as part of the WHO's Social Determinants of Health model given that social connections and relationships may serve as resources of information and tangible support. While the association between socioeconomic position and health is relatively well established, scant empirical research has been conducted in developing countries on the association between social capital and health.