Zahra Hossein mirzaee Beni

Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Abstract Title:Mental health and related factors in Iranian female headed households

Biography: Zahra Hossein mirzaee Beni has is a PhD student at the age of 31 years in Tehran University of Medical Science. She has been a public health instructor in Shahrekord University of Medical Science. She has published several papers on women’s health in reputed journals. Zohreh Izadidastenaei a Is PhD student at Tehran University of medical science. She has published papers in reputed journals and Works as a nurse in a hospital.

Research Interest: Female headed households are among the vulnerable groups in the society that would experience too much stress and anxiety, and also risk of mental disorders. In this study, we aimed to understand the status of mental health in Iranian female headed and related factors. This study is a narrative review of published articles from 2015 to 2025. Two scholars conducted the search by using Persian and English key words include: female headed households, mental health and Iran on Google Scholar, Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, Magiran, SID databases. Articles were selected based on the time and setting of studies, purpose, and research structure framework. The quality of the articles was assessed using the “checklist of original research articles”. According to the searches, 440 articles were found, and after applying the inclusion criteria, 14 articles remained relevant. The results of half of the reviewed studies showed that female headed households have poor mental health, and factors such as age, economic status, and social support have the greatest impact on the mental health of these women. On the other hand, studies have reported conflicting findings about the impact of educational and occupational status on their mental health. Accordingly, given the role of women in the family and society, more attention and support should be directed to counseling and supporting these women. And given the conflicting results of existing studies, it seems necessary to conduct qualitative studies that examine in more depth the factors affecting the mental health of these women.