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Rimaz S, Dastoorpoor M, Vesali S, Saiepour N, Nedjat S, Sadeghi M et al . Investigation of relationship between social capital and quality of life in female headed families. Med J Islam Repub Iran 2015; 29 (1) :981-991
URL: http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/article-1-3206-en.html
Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful, Iran. , mdastoorpour@yahoo.com
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  Background: Although most studies on female-headed families focus on women's access to social support, the associations between social capital and quality of life in these families are unclear in many societies (such as Iran). This study aimed to determine the associations between social capital and quality of life in Iranian female headed families.

  Methods : This cross-sectional study was performed on 152 female-headed households supported by Tehran Municipality, district 9 from April 2011 to July 2012. Convenience sampling was employed. Data were collected using demographic questionnaire, the Iranian version of World Health Organization Quality of Life, and the Word Bank Social Capital. Descriptive and multiple regression methods were used to analyze the data.

  Results : The mean±SD age of participants was 50.8±13.8 years. Findings revealed that in quality of life, the domains of environment health and social relation received the lowest (9.87 ± 2.41) and the highest (12.61 ±3.43) scores respectively and with respect to social capital, membership in groups and social trust had the least (19.61 ± 17.11) and the most (51.04 ± 17.37) scores, respectively. The multiple regression model revealed a significant positive association between total score of the quality of life and the total score for the social capital (p< 0.001).

  Conclusion : Findings suggest that quality of life of female-headed families and social capital domains are strongly related. This means that by improving the social capital, women’s life can also be improved.

 

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Type of Study: Original Research | Subject: Epidemiology

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