Sexual dysfunction among pregnant Tunisian women
Introduction Sexual life is affected by physiological, psychological and social changes during pregnancy. Therefore, pregnancy is considered as a stressor affecting sexual lives of women and as a period when sexual dysfunctions can easly appear. Objectives The aim of our study was to explore the pr...
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Introduction
Sexual life is affected by physiological, psychological and social changes during pregnancy. Therefore, pregnancy is considered as a stressor affecting sexual lives of women and as a period when sexual dysfunctions can easly appear.
Objectives
The aim of our study was to explore the prevalence of sexual dysfunctions among pregnant womens.
Methods
we conducted a cross-sectional and descriptive study among Tunisian pregnant women. The questionnaire used was performed with Google Forms and posted on social media. It contained questions concerning personal and sociodemographic aspects and questions concerning obstetrical data such as parity, gestational age and complications during the current pregnancy. We used the Female Sexual Function Index to examine Sexual dysfunction. Total scores of 26.55 or less characterize deficiency of female sexual function.
Results
Fifteen women (44.1%) were primiparous and 19 (55.9%) were multiparous with 29% being in the first trimester, 27% in the second, and 44% in the third. Half had at least one child. Most of participants reported better satisfaction with their sexuality before pregnancy than during pregnancy (76.5% vs. 26.5%). This difference in satisfaction was statistically significant (p=0.004). A sexual dysfunction was found in 70.6% of cases and we did not identify any correlations between the presence of sexual dysfunction and sociodemographic or clinical data of the current pregnancy.
Conclusions
The prevalence of sexual dysfunction among Tunisian pregnant women was high and not related tosocio-demographic characteristics.
Disclosure of Interest
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| spelling | doaj.art-854272775dcc429b8b99c04ddcda378c2023-11-17T05:09:38ZengCambridge University PressEuropean Psychiatry0924-93381778-35852023-03-0166S643S64310.1192/j.eurpsy.2023.1337Sexual dysfunction among pregnant Tunisian womenA. Zouari0F. Guermazi1B. Amamou2R. Masmoudi3I. Feki4I. Baati5J. Masmoudi6L. Gaha7Psychiatry A, Hedi Chaker Hospital, sfaxPsychiatry A, Hedi Chaker Hospital, sfaxPsychiatry, EPS Fattouma Bourguiba, monastir, TunisiaPsychiatry A, Hedi Chaker Hospital, sfaxPsychiatry A, Hedi Chaker Hospital, sfaxPsychiatry A, Hedi Chaker Hospital, sfaxPsychiatry A, Hedi Chaker Hospital, sfaxPsychiatry, EPS Fattouma Bourguiba, monastir, Tunisia Introduction Sexual life is affected by physiological, psychological and social changes during pregnancy. Therefore, pregnancy is considered as a stressor affecting sexual lives of women and as a period when sexual dysfunctions can easly appear. Objectives The aim of our study was to explore the prevalence of sexual dysfunctions among pregnant womens. Methods we conducted a cross-sectional and descriptive study among Tunisian pregnant women. The questionnaire used was performed with Google Forms and posted on social media. It contained questions concerning personal and sociodemographic aspects and questions concerning obstetrical data such as parity, gestational age and complications during the current pregnancy. We used the Female Sexual Function Index to examine Sexual dysfunction. Total scores of 26.55 or less characterize deficiency of female sexual function. Results Fifteen women (44.1%) were primiparous and 19 (55.9%) were multiparous with 29% being in the first trimester, 27% in the second, and 44% in the third. Half had at least one child. Most of participants reported better satisfaction with their sexuality before pregnancy than during pregnancy (76.5% vs. 26.5%). This difference in satisfaction was statistically significant (p=0.004). A sexual dysfunction was found in 70.6% of cases and we did not identify any correlations between the presence of sexual dysfunction and sociodemographic or clinical data of the current pregnancy. Conclusions The prevalence of sexual dysfunction among Tunisian pregnant women was high and not related tosocio-demographic characteristics. Disclosure of Interest None Declaredhttps://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933823013378/type/journal_article |
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