Social Capital: Relationship between social capital and body composition in adolescents and young adults

To explore relationship between social capital (social network; membership to social institutions; trust and solidarity; collective action and cooperation; information and communication; social cohesion and inclusion; and empowerment and political action) and body composition of adolescent and adult age 15-25 year in a society under transition rural (Palwal) and urban (Faridabad) areas of Haryana

The study is being conducted in the rural (Palwal) and urban (Faridabad) Haryana which provides the dynamics and nature of changes of social capital in different social context and its association with body mass index.

This cross sectional study is using both quantitative and qualitative research methods
Step 1: To identify the variables of social capital the study have done a scoping study using qualitative methods with in-depth interviews with 20 individuals and one FGD from each study area (Faridabad city and Palwal)
Step 2: A Survey on the variables identified from scoping study. Quantitative questionnaires were developed considering all the possible options for each main variables. Individual level questionnaires addressing individual, family and social capital shall also have demographic features and anthropometric measures were also prepared.
For study population, three urban sectors from Faridabad city were identified, that includes the upper class population, and 9 out of 48 villages from INCLEN-SOMAARTH Demographic Surveillance site

1.Description of social capital including social networks of adolescents and young adults residing in an area of rapid economic transition.
2.Relationship between social capital and its key components with cardio metabolic risk factors (BMI, BP, and body fat).
3.Identification of components of social capital with strongest association with cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents and young adults and their potential for intervention

• Dr. N. K Arora
• Dr. Sonika Verma

• Dr. Manoja K Das
• Dr. Sanjay Chaturvedi
• Dr. Seema Puri
• Prof.R. M. Pandey
• Ms. Anuja Agarwala

• Ms. Neha Gupta