Background: Nowadays, providing young married couples with premarital training is considered to be an absolute necessity. One of the most important tasks of health centers in Iran is holding premarital counseling classes. Training for marital preparation is a relatively new approach for preventing frustration and failure in marital life since quality and client’s satisfaction are important in any health care system, this study aimed at determining young couples’ satisfaction with the quality of premarital counseling classes. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in 2011. A total of 204 persons participating in premarital counseling classes were selected using a convenience sampling method. The data collection tools included a questionnaire on the demographic data as well as a form used to assess the quality of premarital counseling classes. The form was used to assess four aspects of the quality of the premarital counseling classes, including educational content, teaching aids, teaching methods, and physical environment. The subjects completed the demographic form and the form of quality assessment before and after attending the classes, respectively. The data were analyzed via SPSS software using frequency distribution tests, means, and chi-square tests. Results: The mean age of the couples was 22.52 ± 3.93 years. Overall, 46.6%, 49%, and 4.4% of the couples reported satisfaction levels of high, moderate, and low, respectively. No significant relationships were found between the participants’ satisfaction with the quality of the premarital counseling classes and gender (p= 0.51) as well as educational level (p = 0.26). Conclusions: Although most of the participants reported high and moderate satisfaction levels with the quality of the premarital counseling classes, they also reported a need for more training in family planning and more training sessions.
کلید واژگان :family planning services, quality, client’s satisfaction.
ارزش ریالی : 300000 ریال
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