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- The study explored how pregnant women's attitudes and beliefs about sexuality impact their sexual function during pregnancy in Turkey.
- The research involved 718 participants filling out online questionnaires to assess their attitudes and sexual function between December 2021 and April 2022.
- Results revealed negative correlations between sexual beliefs and factors like age and concerns about pregnancy, suggesting that inadequate sexual education may contribute to diminished sexual satisfaction in pregnant women.
Article Abstract
Objective: It was aimed to examine the effects of attitudes and beliefs regarding sexuality on sexual function during pregnancy.
Study Desing: Descriptive cross-sectional type research was conducted throughout Turkey between December 2021 and April 2022. The sample was made up of 718 pregnant women across Turkey. The data were obtained through "Data Collection Form", "Attitudes and Beliefs Scale about Sexuality during Pregnancy (ABSSP)" and "Female Sexual Function Scale (FSFI)" using online questionnaires using snowball sampling method.
Results: The mean age of the participants was 27.48 ± 4.26 and the gestational weeks were 26.65 ± 6.87. A negative relationship was found between the ABSSP total score average and age, marriage age, gestational week and living child. It was determined that the women's ABSSP total score average and all sub-dimensions were positively related to each other. It was determined that there was a positive relationship between the lower dimension of anxiety and sexual desire, arousal, satisfaction, orgasm and pain and negative. Gender/Attraction sub-dimension was found to be positively related to sexual desire, arousal, lubrication, satisfaction and FSFI total score average. Concern about pregnancy was found to be negatively related to sexual desire, arousal and satisfaction positive, orgasm and pain with lower size.
Conclusion: The study findings show that sexual beliefs and sexual desire situations during pregnancy are negatively affected. Sexuality can be negatively affected in societies where counseling on sexuality is inadequate during pregnancy and superstition and behaviors are common.
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