EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL CAPITALS, AND SOCIAL SUPPORT WITH MOTHER’S HEALTH IN MOTHERS REFERRING TO HEALTH CENTERS OF SIRJAN CITY: A STRUCTURAL MODEL

Improving mother’s health can lead to socio-economic development of any
society. In this regard, social support and social capital are important determinants of health. The present
study tends to examine the path analysis of these social determinants on Physical and Psych-social
dimensions of mothers’ health in Sirjan city.
Materials & Methods: In this descriptive-correlation study, 150 mothers (who were referred to health
centers in Sirjan) were selected using random sampling. Three questionnaires measuring social capital,
social support and Health (SF-36) were employed to collect data. The data were analyzed by SPSS and
AMOS Softwares.
Results: The findings of the current study revealed the higher score of physical component summary of
health than psychosocial component. Social capital and social health had significant and direct relation
with both dimensions of mother’s health (p<.05).Social capital due to social support affected mother’s
health, in addition of having direct effect. The final model showed that 73% of physical health, and 59%
psychosocial health variance were attributed to social support and social capital.
Conclusion: This study revealed mediator effect of social support in relation to maternal health. In this
regard developing plans to promote mothers psycho-social health, and paying more attention to the role
of social relationships and protective factors is recommended