Problems of Female-headed households in Sistan Baluchistan province, Iran

Single-headed households are more vulnerable than other households. the aim of this study was to determine problems of female-headed households in sistan baluchistan province in 2010. this research was cross-sectional study. the study population included all women who were heads of households living in the province of sistan baluchistan referred to welfare organization, committee emdad and health care centers of sistan baluchistan province. data collected by self administrative questionnaire and interview method. the content validity and its reliability were confirmed using equivalent forms. questionnaires were distributed by basij center of women in iranshahr between mentioned centers in different parts of province. data analyzed by spss-16. the mean of women age was 40.5±12.6 and mean of children number was 4.0±2.5. also, 58.5% of women were female-headed households, 38.3% of them had inappropriate heads and others were self-head. 83.1% had income less than 3000 thousand rials monthly and 69.6% of women were under support of insurance organizations. the children in 57%of families were deprived from education and 43.6% of children had behavioral problems. results of this study showed female-headed households are extremely vulnerable and face many problems. to address and consider the problems of mentioned families is important task of government, organizations and responsible people.