en Psychology and Psychiatry Original Article <div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Background:</strong> Genital self-image could express an individual&rsquo;s attitudes towards her feelings-thoughts and changes in her behavior in a variety of conditions positively or negatively. This study aimed to determine the relationship between socio-demographic characteristics with the genital self-image in women referred to Health Care Centers.<br> <strong>Methods:</strong> This cross-sectional study was performed on 239 women between 18-40 years old in 5 health care centers of Qazvin, by convenience sampling method in 2015-2016. Data were gathered using the research-made questionnaire of genital self-image set by the researcher. Independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, and general linear model were used to analyze data. Data were analyzed using SPSS 16.<br> <strong>Results:</strong> The mean score (SD) of the genital self-image in participants was 53.4 (12.1) from the total range of 0-100. Most women (83.7%) had moderate, 9.2% good and 7.1% poor genital self-image, respectively. There was a significant statistical relationship between the variables of occupation, woman and her husband&#39;s education levels, and body mass index with genital self-image (P<0.05).<br> <strong>Conclusion:</strong> Only a small number of women had a good genital self-image. Therefore, concerning the adverse and inappropriate consequences of genital self-image, it is recommended to study the other factors affecting genital self-image.</div> Genital self-image , Socio-demographic characteristics , Women 49 52 http://nmj.goums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1123-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Mina Sabbaghan 10031947532846009027 10031947532846009027 Yes Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery. Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran Mozhgan Mirghafourvand mirghafourvand@gmail.com 10031947532846009028 10031947532846009028 No Nursing & Midwifery Faculty, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran Sevil Hakimi Hakimisevil@gmail.com 10031947532846009029 10031947532846009029 No Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery. Research center of psychiatry and behavioral science. Tabriz University of medical science Jamileh Malakouti malakoutij@tbzmed.ac.ir 10031947532846009030 10031947532846009030 No Academic member of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Tabriz, Iran