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Background: Marital satisfaction (MS) is a multidimensional concept related to the individual characteristics of couples, dynamics of inter-spousal relationships, and intergenerational attachments. We aimed to determine the predictive model of marital satisfaction in breastfeeding primiparous women based on demographic information. Methods: This descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study was conducted between August and November 2015 on 160 primiparous breastfeeding women with a full-term, healthy, singleton infant who had been referred to the health centers of Babol, north of Iran, for the two-month vaccination. The research sample was selected using convenience sampling from 10 centers in Babol. They were selected randomly through a lottery. The women completed the demographic information form and the Persian version of the 47-item ENRICH Marital Satisfaction Scale (EMS) in a self-report manner. The scores were converted into scale scores (0-100). The data were analyzed in SPSS V. 16 with descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, frequency) and inferential statistics (Student's t-test, analysis of variance, and stepwise multiple regression tests) at a confidence level of 0.05. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Shapiro-Wilk tests were used when appropriate. Results: The means ± standard deviation (SD) of the marital satisfaction scores among breastfeeding primiparous women was 86.05±12.91 (high level). The three variables of the spouse's education (X1), the spouse's participation in housework (X2), and age at marriage (X3) predicted the level of marital satisfaction (using the formula Y = 33.89 + 2.02 X1 + 4.17 X2 + 0.40 X3). There was no relationship between marital satisfaction and age, the spouse's age, employment status, the spouse's employment status, education, type of delivery, type of marriage, income, or housing status. Conclusion: An increase in the spouse's education, the spouse's participation in housework, and marriage age were associated with higher marital satisfaction. Based on the three mentioned variables, the prediction model obtained can be used to estimate the marital satisfaction of breastfeeding primiparous women. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
