The effect of sexual health education program on sexual function and attitude in women at reproductive age in Iran
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3 Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran,
4 Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
5 Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran
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چکیده
BACKGROUND: Female sexual dysfunction is a common and often distressing public health problem.This study aimed to determine the effect of the sexual health program on female sexual function andattitude in reproductive age in the west of Iran.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a field trial study. A total of 103 women attending healthcenters were assigned into two groups; an experiment and a control group. Data collection tool involvedsociodemographic characteristics questionnaire, sexual female attitude questionnaire, and the FemaleSexual Function Index (FSFI), which was completed by participants before and after the implementationof a sexual health education program. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 22.RESULTS: The results revealed that after the intervention, female sexual function in the experimentgroup based on the FSFI tool was significantly improved (P < 0.01) in the domains of desire, arousal,orgasm, satisfaction, pain, and the total score compared with the control group. Besides, there wasno significant difference between posttest mean score of sexual attitude in the experiment group andcontrol group (P > 0.05). However, a significant difference was found in the mean score of sexualattitudes in the experimental group before and after the intervention (P = 0.004).CONCLUSION: The findings showed that sexual health program was effective in improving women’ssexual function and attitude in the experiment group. It is recommended that the effect of other trainingmethods remain to be addressed on women’s sexual function and attitude.
