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. 2019 Sep;19(3):2623-2633.
doi: 10.4314/ahs.v19i3.38.

Prevalence and risk factors of sexual dysfunction in healthy women in Turkey

Meral Kılıç  1
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Prevalence and risk factors of sexual dysfunction in healthy women in Turkey

Meral Kılıç. Afr Health Sci. 2019 Sep.

Abstract

Objectives: This is a cross sectional study conducted in order to determine sexual dysfunction in healthy women and risk factors.

Patients and methods: The population of the study consisted of 282 women. The whole of the population, without sample selection, was included in the study. For data, questionnaire and Female Sexual Function Index-FSFI, whose Turkish validity and reliability study was conducted, were used. Student t and chi-square significant tests and logistic regression analysis were used to carry out statistical analysis.

Results: It was found that 35.8% of 282 women who participated in the study were in the age range of 30-39 years, 54.6% had high school educational level or above, and 59.6% worked. Prevalence was determined as 53.2% FSFI score < 26 according to Female Sexual Function Index FSFI; 23% of the women had complaints about urinary incontinence UI. According to logistic regression results, it is determined that CFB risk is increased in patients with age and urination problem. It was determined that there was no significant correlation between income, number of children, prceived economic status, dyspareunia, having problem with the partner, experiencing premenstrual syndrome, and SD.

Conclusion: In this study, approximately half of healthy women had SD and development of SD was affected based on some descriptive characteristics. As sexual life was considered as a factor increasing life quality, it was thought that it is fairly important to discuss the questioning of problems related to sexual life for systematic evaluation of patients, as well.

Keywords: SD; Turkey; prevalence; risk factors.

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