Investigating the relationship between social capital and self-rated health in South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorAtaguba, Johnen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorLau, Yan Kwanen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-13T13:54:49Z
dc.date.available2014-08-13T13:54:49Z
dc.date.issued2014en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes abstract.en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractMuch research has examined the relationship between social capital and self-rated health in developed countries. Few studies, however, have investigated this important relationship in developing countries. This study examined this research gap using data from the National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS), the first nationally representative panel study in South Africa. Information regarding social capital - norms of reciprocity, association activity, trust and group membership - was assessed in NIDS. Self-rated health was collected at Wave 1 in 2008, and Wave 2 in 2010 - 2011. The final sample consisted of 8866 respondents. Mixed effects models were fitted to predict self-rated health in Wave 2, using lagged covariates (from Wave 1). The results indicated that individual personalised trust, individual community service group membership and neighbourhood personalised trust were beneficial to self-rated health. Reciprocity, associational activity and other types of group memberships were not found to be significantly associated with self-rated health. Results indicate that both individual- and contextual-level social capital are associated with self-rated health. Policy makers in South Africa may want to consider social capital, in addition to other well-known social determinants of health, when implementing policies to improve the health of its population.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationLau, Y. K. (2014). <i>Investigating the relationship between social capital and self-rated health in South Africa</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6095en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationLau, Yan Kwan. <i>"Investigating the relationship between social capital and self-rated health in South Africa."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6095en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationLau, Y. 2014. Investigating the relationship between social capital and self-rated health in South Africa. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Lau, Yan Kwan AB - Much research has examined the relationship between social capital and self-rated health in developed countries. Few studies, however, have investigated this important relationship in developing countries. This study examined this research gap using data from the National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS), the first nationally representative panel study in South Africa. Information regarding social capital - norms of reciprocity, association activity, trust and group membership - was assessed in NIDS. Self-rated health was collected at Wave 1 in 2008, and Wave 2 in 2010 - 2011. The final sample consisted of 8866 respondents. Mixed effects models were fitted to predict self-rated health in Wave 2, using lagged covariates (from Wave 1). The results indicated that individual personalised trust, individual community service group membership and neighbourhood personalised trust were beneficial to self-rated health. Reciprocity, associational activity and other types of group memberships were not found to be significantly associated with self-rated health. Results indicate that both individual- and contextual-level social capital are associated with self-rated health. Policy makers in South Africa may want to consider social capital, in addition to other well-known social determinants of health, when implementing policies to improve the health of its population. DA - 2014 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2014 T1 - Investigating the relationship between social capital and self-rated health in South Africa TI - Investigating the relationship between social capital and self-rated health in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6095 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/6095
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationLau YK. Investigating the relationship between social capital and self-rated health in South Africa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, 2014 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6095en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Public Health and Family Medicineen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherHealth Economicsen_ZA
dc.titleInvestigating the relationship between social capital and self-rated health in South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
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