ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2015
Sexuality in Nigerian older adults.
Article in The Pan African medical journal, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Sexual Activity of Older Adults: A Systematic Review of the Literature.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2024Article
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- Effect of Premarital Education on the Quality of Life of Female Partners: A Cross-Sectional Study.Cureus · 2022Article
- Attitudes and perceptions of final year medical students on sexual history taking from patients in Ogun state, Southwestern Nigeria.Ghana medical journal · 2021Article
- Sexual Satisfaction and Its Associated Factors among Married Women in Northern Ethiopia.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2020Article
- 'No Sweet in Sex': Perceptions of Condom Usefulness among Elderly Yoruba People in Ibadan Nigeria.Journal of cross-cultural gerontology · 2018Article
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Abstract
introductionOftentimes the older adults are assumed to be asexual as few studies explore into the sexuality of this age group worldwide and even in Nigeria. It is an important aspect of quality of life which is often neglected by people in this age group, attending physicians and the society as a whole. The study was aimed at determining the perception of older adults about sexuality, identify the factors that could militate against sexuality and fill any void in information in this regard.
methodsDescriptive study conducted in one hundred older adults. A semi-structured questionnaire was administered to consenting participants between 1(st) of September 2013 and 31(st) of March 2014.
resultsMean age of respondents was 66.42 ± 5.77 years. Seventy-eight percent of the male respondents considered engaging in sexual activity as safe compared to 45.8% of the female respondents. More of the women (33.3%) regarded sexuality in the older adults as a taboo when compared to the men (5.4%). However, the men were more favourably disposed to discussing sexual problems than the women with their spouses (42% vs 20%) and Physicians (23.2% vs 0.0%). Major factors responsible for sexual inactivity were participants' medical ailments (65%), partners' failing health (15%) as well as anxiety about sexual performance (25%) in the men and dyspareunia (25%) in women.
conclusionThere is an urgent need to correct the misconception about sexuality in this age group especially among the women and for the physicians to explore the sexual history of every patient.
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