Who Fails to Get Needed Medical Attention among Urban Slum Dwellers in Bangladesh

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  • バングラデシュにおける都市スラム居住者の医療サービス利用状況とソーシャル・キャピタル
  • バングラデシュ ニ オケル トシ スラム キョジュウシャ ノ イリョウ サービス リヨウ ジョウキョウ ト ソーシャル キャピタル
  • With Special Emphasis on Social Capital

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Since Coleman and Putnam published their epoch-making works in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the notion of social capital has been considered a trump for eradicating poverty and enhancing the well-being of dwellers in backward areas of developing countries. This article aims to clarify whether social capital has a positive effect on utilization of medical service among poverty stricken urban slum dwellers in Bangladesh with a view to providing a useful practical framework for making community development strategies more effective in South Asia. The statistical analysis, based on the household data obtained from intensive structured survey conducted by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and CARE-Bangladesh, clearly suggests that the higher the social capital levels are, the more slum dwellers are likely to get needed medical attention.

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