marital satisfaction in refereed women to gorgan health ‎centers

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 χ 2 = 32.09), educational level of the husband (p = 0.002 χ 2 = 19.44), and occupation ‎of the husband (p<0.0001 χ 2 = 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.