Toward a social capital based framework for understanding the water-health nexus

For example, deprivation from some of the social determinants of health such as the lack of food, inadequate access to water and sanitation, economic and social deprivation, and inadequate health care temporally trans- form bodies or leave marks on the body. [...] How do bodies embody social capital within the context of ac- cess to water and sanitation? Bourdieu’s conceptualisation of social capital in relation to other forms of capital and habitus illuminates how embodied difference in social capital can operate in many aspects of social life. [...] Sustainability of community based facilities The success of community-based approaches (involvement of community members in the design, construction and management of water and sanitation facilities) inwater and sanitation delivery is influenced by availability of social capital. [...] Some methodological issues in operationalisation of social capital Though social capital provides a theoretical lens for under- standing how social processes and interactions affects the success of water and sanitation interventions, there are numerous acknowledged methodological ambiguities in its measurement and operationalisation (Lynch and Davey-Smith, 2000; Navaro, 2004). [...] Thus, a social capital based theoretical analysis of issues related to improving access to water and sanitation and pro- moting KAPs around water and sanitation within the context of LMI countries is important for both research and policy.