Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Psychiatry 1735-4587 11 3 2016 10 09 198 200 EN Hashem Heshmati Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat ‎Heydariyeh, Iran.‎ Nasser Behnampour Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.‎ Samira Arabameri Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.‎ Samane Khajavi Department of Management, Golestan Payam e Nour University, Gorgan, Iran. Nooshin Kohan Department of Medical Education, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran‎. 2016 08 23 2016 08 23 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. https://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/view/776 https://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/download/776/569