فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

INTRODUCTION: A large number of women experience sexual health problems during the postpartumperiod. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of sexual health education on sexual function andtime of sexual intercourse resumption after childbirth in primiparous women in Southeast Iran.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This randomized clinical trial was conducted on 94 primiparouswomen randomly divided into two groups of intervention and control. The intervention group wassubjected to three training sessions 3–5, 10–14, and 30–45  days after childbirth  (first sessionlasting 20 min and other sessions 60 min). On the other hand, the participants in the control grouponly received the routine postpartum training. The Female Sexual Function Index  (FSFI) wascompleted by all participants before and 8 weeks after the intervention. Data were analyzed in SPSSsoftware (version 22) using descriptive and inferential statistics, such as Chi‑square test, independentt‑test, and paired sample t‑test. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.RESULTS: The mean score of FSFI in the intervention group was increased from 12.70 ± 6.166before the onset of the intervention to 17.36 ± 5.407 after 8 weeks (P = 0.01). In the control group,the mean score of FSFI was decreased from 13.09 ± 4.306 to 12.29 ± 3.511 on the 8th  weekpostpartum (P = 0.06). The mean times of sexual intercourse resumption in the intervention andcontrol groups were 5.82 ± 0.17 and 5.81 ± 0.22 weeks, respectively, which were not significantlydifferent between the two groups (P = 0.879).CONCLUSION: Sexual health education for women in the postpartum period could improve theirsexual function after childbirth. However, it is recommended to use sexual health education programsin women during the postpartum period to promote female sexual function.