Effectiveness of iron supplementation for women. Since 1978, iron and folic acid pills have been distributed, along with other family-planning and health services, to women in Matlab subdistrict, Bangladesh, through fortnightly visits of community health workers. Hemoglobin concentrations were determined in a representative sample of 218 women who gave birth from June through August 1994 and who were followed prospectively from 0.5 to 9 months post-partum. A qualitative study of social capital and economic shocks was completed by Catherine Cross and her team at the University of Natal in late 1997. The research questions centered around networks of assistance, the nature of shocks faced, and associated coping strategies.
Bound networks consist of close relatives with heavy obligations.
Achieved networks are developed at the discretion of the individual. Ghana and Sumatra Property Rights and Gender Study Evolution of women's land rights in Ghana. A study on impact of evolutionary changes in customary land tenure institutions in Western Ghana found that customary land tenure institutions have evolved toward individualized systems to provide incentives to invest in tree planting. However, contrary to the common belief that individualization of land tenure weakens women's land rights, these have been strengthened through inter- vivos gifts. Investment in tree planting is affected not simply by the level of land tenure security, but also by its expected changes, as tree planting strengthens land tenure security.