In 1996, a major family and community survey entitled the Matlab Health and Socio-Economic Survey, or MHSS, was carried out in Matlab, a region of rural Bangladesh. Addresses the following broad areas of concern to the rural adults and the elderly: the effect of socio-economic and behavioral factors on adult and elderly health status, and health care utilization; the linkages between adult/elderly well-being, social and kin network characteristics and resource flows; and the impact of community services and infrastructure on adult/elderly health and other human capital acquisition.
