Relationship Between Socioeconomic Status and Quality of Life in the Female-Headed Households

There is little information about general health in Female-headed households. Women، who are usually the bread winners in female-headed households، face gender discrimination with respect to education، earnings، rights، and economic opportunities. Aims of this study determine of quality of life and associated factors in Female-headed households under cover Welfare Organization of Ilam Province. In this descriptive analytical study، 750 Female-headed households under cover Welfare Organization of Ilam in urban and rural Ilam province participated. A validated questionnaire (SF - 36) completed in a Six-month interval and the data were collected for analysis. From 750 Female-headed households contributing to the project، 708 completed questionnaires (response rate 94%). Mean ± SD age of participants was 53. 3± 19. 18. According to the results، some aspects of quality of life in this women including physical function (p=<0. 001)، physical pain (p=<0. 001)، general health (p=<0. 001)، and overall quality of life score (p=<0. 001) were associated to poor economic status. A total average life quality score was 46. 08 which reflect the poor quality of life of female-headed households. According to the results، the most important causes affecting quality of life in female-headed households، illiteracy، economic status، and having a chronic illness