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I am a PhD student at the University of Strathclyde looking at the importance of measuring social capital as part of health project evaluation processes. I am especially interested in cost-effective methods for measuring social capital in low-income settings.
As a social anthropologist my research focuses on what can be learned about community dynamics and engagement from social capital data and includes exploring levels of trust, sense of belonging and experiences of social inclusion.
Using qualitative and quantitative data collected during a Healthy Settings project in Chikwawa, Southern Malawi as my primary data source, my research builds evidence of the varying levels of social capital among community groups depending on age, gender and status and how this can affect participation and sustainability of community-based health projects.
My research is supervised by Dr Tara Beattie and Dr Tracy Morse, University of Strathclyde.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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My Life, My Choice
Rippon, S. F., Morse, T. & Kumwenda, S.
1/07/14 → 31/08/15
Project: Internally funded project
Research output
- 2 Article
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Social capital insights from healthy settings needs assessment in Malawi
Rippon, S., Beattie, T. K., Lungu, K., Kumwenda, S. & Morse, T., 19 Oct 2018, In: PLOS One. 13, 10, 25 p., e0206156.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Achieving an integrated approach to food safety and hygiene—meeting the sustainable development goals in Sub-Saharan Africa
Morse, T. D., Masuku, H., Rippon, S. & Kubwalo, H., 10 Jul 2018, In: Sustainability. 10, 7, 20 p., 2394.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile23 Citations (Scopus)55 Downloads (Pure)
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Social capital anonymised data set
Rippon, S. F. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 12 Oct 2018
DOI: 10.15129/27494cae-f990-4d55-bc21-9852e631b77a, https://www.strath.ac.uk/malawi/projects/chikwawaproject/
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