A Survey on Social Capital in the Students of Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences in 2016

Abstract

Background: Social capital is defined as a series of norms, social networks, trust, and social participation, which may help to promote activities to conduct effective measures in a society. This study aimed to determine the social capital among students of Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 350 students of Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences. The classified sampling method was used. A standard questionnaire was used to measure the social capital, which included 36 questions and 8 sections. The reliability of the questionnaire was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha coefficient (82/0). SPSS software was used to analyze the data. Results: The average value of the social capital in this study was 60.27 (moderate to high) was unit 62.14 in men and 59/34 was seen in women w. In our study, the lowest score of social capital the tolerance of differences. Its amount of which was lower in women rather than men. In contrast, most social capital score was seen in family and friends dimension area which was much more prevalent in women rather than men. Conclusions: Our results reveal that the age of the students was not significantly associated with the dimensions of social capital; however, the gender of the students was significantly associated with the dimensions of social capital.