title: Marital Satisfaction in Refereed Women to Gorgan Health ‎Centers.
abstract: Objective:One of the most important goals of marriage is the will to attain marital satisfaction. Marital ‎satisfaction is of prime importance and has the highest effect on the stability and failure of the ‎marriage. This study aimed to investigate marital satisfaction in the women who referred to ‎Gorgan Health centers.‎Method:This was a descriptive-analytical study conducted in Gorgan. Two hundred seventy married ‎women who referred to health centers were selected using multi stage sampling method. ‎Data were collected using a reliable and valid questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS 18.‎Results:The mean age of the participants was 33.39 ± 9.25 years. Marital satisfaction was in semi-desirable and desirable level in 66.3% and 33.7% of the participants, respectively. A significant ‎relationship was found between marital satisfaction and educational level of the participants (P<0.0001 χ2= 32.09), educational level of the husband (P = 0.002 χ2= 19.44), and occupation ‎of the husband (P<0.0001 χ2= 19.17.‎Conclusion:Marital satisfaction of the participants was in desirable level. We recommend offering an ‎appropriate intervention to promote marital satisfaction particularly based on the mentioned ‎variables. ‎.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat ‎Heydariyeh, Iran.‎.
authors.forename: Hashem
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Heshmati
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.‎.
authors.forename: Nasser
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Behnampour
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.‎.
authors.forename: Samira
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arabameri
authors.affiliation: Department of Management, Golestan Payam-e-Noor University, Gorgan, Iran.
authors.forename: Samane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khajavi
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Education, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran‎.
authors.forename: Nooshin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kohan
keywords: Gorgan; Health Centers; Marital Satisfactions; Women