Women's health is a crucial component of general health in a developmental approach. A healthy woman is the backbone of a healthy family and a healthy society. So health and happiness of the family in particular and the welfare of the society in general, depend on the health and happiness of women. But in our society women are being neglected and ill-treated and their needs, views, experiences do not get due recognition. The primary objective of the study is to examine the mental health scenario of women population in Kamrup district of Assam with respect to their urban-rural family background and marital status. The study reveals that a large majority of women have possessed average mental health. There is a significant difference between the urban and the rural women in mental health but no differences are found between married and single women on this area.
Background, marital status, mental health, rural, urban, women
