Marital satisfaction of women referring to health care centers in Brojen ‎

Introduction: One of the important aspects of coping with marriage is marital satisfaction. ‎The feeling of marital satisfaction has a significant role in normal family functions. Marital ‎conflicts have grown in today’s world and it shows the need to assess the causes of family ‎and marital conflicts.‎ Objective: This study aimed to assess marital satisfaction in women referring to health care ‎centers in Brojen and its effective factors in ‎‏2005‏‎.‎ Methods: This is a descriptive an analyctic study. In this study, the ‎‏47‏‎ question of Enrich ‎marital satisfaction scale and a questionnaire regarding and effective demographic factors ‎were used. The sample included married women of Brojen which consisted of ‎‏400‏‎ women ‎referring to health care centers in Brojen. Data were analyzed by spss and statistical tests such ‎as frequency, mean and X‏2‏‎. ‎  Result: Most samples (‎‏36.3%‏‎) were relatively satisfied with their marriage. Also (‎‏14.2%‏‎) of ‎samples were strongly dissatisfied and (‎‏13.9%‏‎) had strong marital satisfaction. The most ‎problem of these women was communication. But as the educational level (men and women) ‎increased, marital satisfaction also improved. ‎ Conclusion: In attention to study results, psychological consultation and giving adequate ‎knowledge to people before and during marriage is suggested to remote communication skills ‎and marital satisfaction.‎