social well-being of women in reproductive ages and its related factors in zanjan, 2016

Background: social wellbeing is one of the main health dimensions that needs to be assessed.objectives: as there are few studies on the social wellbeing dimensions, the current study aimed to determine the social wellbeing of women of reproductive age and the related factors in zanjan, iran.methods: this crosssectional study was conducted on 382 women of reproductive age (1049 years), referred to the health centers of zanjan, iran. samples were selected using the stratified cluster sampling method, according to the socioeconomic status. data were collected, using the keyes social wellbeing questionnaire as a tool with good validity and reliability. data were analyzed through spss software using descriptive and analytical tests (kruskalwallis, pearson correlation, and multiple regressions). the statistical significance level was considered as p<0.05.result: in total, 382 women were assessed, and their social wellbeing total mean score was 64.7 ±6.5. the domains of social contribution (16.8) and social integration (10.8) had the highest and the lowest mean score, respectively. those women and their husbands rsquo; who had a higher educational level (p<0.001, p=0.03) and were employed (p=0.003, p=0,004) were more likely to have better social wellbeing. a significant association was found between the social wellbeing and socioeconomic level (p<0.001). no significant association was found among age groups and marital status with social wellbeing. the educational level and sufficient income were found significant as independent variables associated with social wellbeing in the multiple linear regression models.conclusion: the majority of women had a moderate level of social wellbeing. when planning for improving social wellbeing, education and income should be considered. further research to improve the dimensions of social wellbeing in women in reproductive age is recommended.