hossein Yahyazadeh; Mhmvd rmzany
Abstract
Thepresent research aims to study the social health rate and the social factors effective on it among women heading households in Qurveh city, Kurdistan province. The theoretical framework of the studyconsists of the Keyes’s social health approach, Weber's theory of socio-economic status, Stark ...
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Thepresent research aims to study the social health rate and the social factors effective on it among women heading households in Qurveh city, Kurdistan province. The theoretical framework of the studyconsists of the Keyes’s social health approach, Weber's theory of socio-economic status, Stark and Gluck model of religious beliefs, and Vatzik’s model of communication skills.The statistical population included all women heading households in Qurveh city who were under coverage of State Welfare Organization (n=92). Also, 92 housewives residing in the same city were randomly selected to be surveyed as the comparison. The results showed that there was a significant relationship between women heading households and housewives, in terms of the social health rate and its different aspects (including five aspects). Moreover,no significant difference was observed between the two groups in terms of socio-economic variables, religious beliefs, and communication skills.