The relationship between marital satisfaction andmen,s awareness and practice towards PMS among couples in Kerman

Marital satisfaction makes couples feel comfort in their life. Premenstrual
syndrome is an event ichallenging the social adjustment and normal activities of person. This study aims
to investigate the relationship between marital satisfaction and men,s awareness and practice towards PMS
in the city of Kerman in 2016.
Materials and methods: This descriptive analytic study was carried out on 240 couples referred to health
centers in Kerman city. The data collection was performed through the Premenstrual Syndrome Screening
Tool, a standard questionnaire Index of Marital Satisfaction (IMS) to determine marital satisfaction, and
a questionnaire on men,s awareness and practice towards Premenstrual syndrome. Data collected were
subjected to ANOVA using SPSS software and correlation tests to evaluate differences between the results.
Ethical issues were also considered in all stages of study.
Results: The results indicated that there was a statistically signifcant relationship between men,s and
women›s satisfaction. Furthermore, Pearson correlation showed a positive and statistically signifcant
relationship between men,s and women,s satisfaction with the men,s behavior(p=0.001). However, an
inverse but signifcant relationship between the severity of premenstrual syndrome symptoms and men,s
and women,s satisfaction was obtained (p=0.002, r=0.138).
Conclusion: Regarding the relationship between awarness and practice scores, it can be expected that
with increased awareness of couples about premenstrual syndrome, marital satisfaction could be improved.