The Relationship of Sexual Satisfaction and Marital Satisfaction with Domestic Violence against Pregnant Women
Introduction: Domestic violence is one of the most important public health priorities that directly or indirectly impact on pregnancy outcomes. Given the importance of sexuality in pregnancy and its effect on marital relations, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between sexual satisfac...
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| description | Introduction: Domestic violence is one of the most important public health priorities that directly or indirectly impact on pregnancy outcomes. Given the importance of sexuality in pregnancy and its effect on marital relations, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between sexual satisfaction and violence against pregnant women.Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 430 pregnant women admitted to Fatemiyeh hospital in Shahroud during the first quarter of 2015, after obtaining informed consent, were selected to complete Larson Sexual Satisfaction Scale and ENRICH Marital Satisfaction Scale as well as Domestic Violence questionnaire. Relationships between variables were analyzed using structural equation modeling.Results: The mean age of mothers was 28±5.2 years. Prevalence of domestic violence was reported 84.4% in this study. The 81.2% of participants reported physical violence, 55.8% reported emotional violence and 25.3% reported sexual violence. The mean score of marital satisfaction in women with domestic violence (162.5 ± 28.9) was significantly lower than that in pregnant women without domestic violence (188.7 ± 31.4). A significant negative relationship was observed between sexual satisfaction and marital satisfaction with the domestic violence, --0.42 and –0.61, respectively.Conclusion: Considering the high prevalence of domestic violence and its significant relationship with marital satisfaction and sexual satisfaction in this study, interventions and counseling are recommended to increase marital satisfaction and sexual satisfaction and to reduce domestic violence during pregnancy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3941b5f034464d3986934b286fe0930f2022-12-22T04:09:50ZengMashhad University of Medical SciencesInternational Journal of Pediatrics2345-50472345-50552015-10-0135.29519584858The Relationship of Sexual Satisfaction and Marital Satisfaction with Domestic Violence against Pregnant WomenSomayeh Ramezani0Afsaneh Keramat1Zahra Motaghi2Zahra Mohabbat pur3Ahmad Khosravi4M.Sc Student of counseling in Midwifery, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran.Reproductive Health Department, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran.Assistant professor, Reproductive Health Department, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran.Student of Midwifery, Students Research committee, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran.Center for Health Related Social and Behavioral Sciences, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran.Introduction: Domestic violence is one of the most important public health priorities that directly or indirectly impact on pregnancy outcomes. Given the importance of sexuality in pregnancy and its effect on marital relations, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between sexual satisfaction and violence against pregnant women.Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 430 pregnant women admitted to Fatemiyeh hospital in Shahroud during the first quarter of 2015, after obtaining informed consent, were selected to complete Larson Sexual Satisfaction Scale and ENRICH Marital Satisfaction Scale as well as Domestic Violence questionnaire. Relationships between variables were analyzed using structural equation modeling.Results: The mean age of mothers was 28±5.2 years. Prevalence of domestic violence was reported 84.4% in this study. The 81.2% of participants reported physical violence, 55.8% reported emotional violence and 25.3% reported sexual violence. The mean score of marital satisfaction in women with domestic violence (162.5 ± 28.9) was significantly lower than that in pregnant women without domestic violence (188.7 ± 31.4). A significant negative relationship was observed between sexual satisfaction and marital satisfaction with the domestic violence, --0.42 and –0.61, respectively.Conclusion: Considering the high prevalence of domestic violence and its significant relationship with marital satisfaction and sexual satisfaction in this study, interventions and counseling are recommended to increase marital satisfaction and sexual satisfaction and to reduce domestic violence during pregnancy.http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/pdf_4858_c20f4f57a2f6a0a29717c4a4e8c3b9c9.htmlsexual satisfactionmarital satisfactiondomestic violencePregnant women |
| spellingShingle | Somayeh Ramezani Afsaneh Keramat Zahra Motaghi Zahra Mohabbat pur Ahmad Khosravi The Relationship of Sexual Satisfaction and Marital Satisfaction with Domestic Violence against Pregnant Women International Journal of Pediatrics sexual satisfaction marital satisfaction domestic violence Pregnant women |
| title | The Relationship of Sexual Satisfaction and Marital Satisfaction with Domestic Violence against Pregnant Women |
| title_full | The Relationship of Sexual Satisfaction and Marital Satisfaction with Domestic Violence against Pregnant Women |
| title_fullStr | The Relationship of Sexual Satisfaction and Marital Satisfaction with Domestic Violence against Pregnant Women |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Relationship of Sexual Satisfaction and Marital Satisfaction with Domestic Violence against Pregnant Women |
| title_short | The Relationship of Sexual Satisfaction and Marital Satisfaction with Domestic Violence against Pregnant Women |
| title_sort | relationship of sexual satisfaction and marital satisfaction with domestic violence against pregnant women |
| topic | sexual satisfaction marital satisfaction domestic violence Pregnant women |
| url | http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/pdf_4858_c20f4f57a2f6a0a29717c4a4e8c3b9c9.html |
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