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The Effect of Husbands' Education Regarding Menopausal Health on Marital Satisfaction of Their Wives.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:Marital satisfaction has an important effect on people's mental health. Due to the increasing average age and life expectancy of Iranian women, obtaining knowledge about sexual aspects of post-menopause women for partners can improve their health and quality of life. This study aimed to determine the effect of education for the husbands regarding menopause on marital satisfaction of their wives. METHODS:This randomized controlled trial was conducted on 100 women aged 45 to 55 years old and their husbands in Yazd in 2014. Subjects were randomly assigned to intervention group (50 couples) and control group (50 couples). The data gathering tools included two questionnaires, the first one contained questions about demographic information of women and men, and the other one was used to assess knowledge and practice in men about menopause and Enrich marital satisfaction. The second questionnaire was applied twice; before intervention and two months after that. In the intervention group an educational program in the form of three 60-minute sessions were conducted using speech, but the control group received no training. Analysis was performed through the statistical SPSS software, paired t-test, t-test and chi-square. RESULTS:In the intervention group, two months after the educational program the knowledge of menopausal health and women's marital satisfaction scores increased significantly (P<0.001). But there was no significant difference in control group. CONCLUSIONS:Training menopausal health to husbands can increase women's marital satisfaction in the period of menopausal transition. Therefore, designing and implementing educational programs for husbands is recommended.

SUBMITTER: Yoshany N

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5432462 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The Effect of Husbands' Education Regarding Menopausal Health on Marital Satisfaction of Their Wives.

Yoshany Nooshin N Morowatisharifabad Mohammad Ali MA Mihanpour Hamideh H Bahri Narjes N Jadgal Khair Mohammad KM

Journal of menopausal medicine 20170428 1

<h4>Objectives</h4>Marital satisfaction has an important effect on people's mental health. Due to the increasing average age and life expectancy of Iranian women, obtaining knowledge about sexual aspects of post-menopause women for partners can improve their health and quality of life. This study aimed to determine the effect of education for the husbands regarding menopause on marital satisfaction of their wives.<h4>Methods</h4>This randomized controlled trial was conducted on 100 women aged 45 ...[more]

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