Objective: There are various elements affecting the healthy family such as marital satisfaction. Various factors such as sexual satisfaction have an important impact on satisfaction of marital relationship. The present study aimed to determine the association of marital satisfaction with sexual satisfaction among sexually active employee women.
Methods: This analytical descriptive study was carried on married women employed at educational and medical centers of Golestan University of Medical Sciences. Questionnaires for data collection included Enrich Marital Satisfaction Questionnaire and self-constructed questionnaire demographic characteristic and sexual satisfaction. Statistical significant level was set as 0. Results: The findings showed that in marital satisfaction scale, the majority of the participants In sexual satisfaction scale, most of the participants So with the increase of sexual satisfaction, there was an increase in marital satisfaction accordingly.
The effects of sexual satisfaction on marital satisfaction were moderated by number of children and the level of education. Conclusion: The findings have implications for improving of couples' marital satisfaction by highlighting the need for awareness of sexual quality.
According to the findings, it seems that development of educational programs and pre-marriage counseling is necessary. Continuous education would be helpful after marriage in addressing couples' unique transitional needs in marital life.
No society can claim to be healthy unless it has healthy families. Marriage and marital relationship is the start of forming a family 1 , 2.
