ArticleJournal of preventive medicine and hygiene2021
The effect of women's sexual functioning on quality of their sexual life.
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- The Effect of Sexual Counseling Based on PLISSIT and EX-PLISSIT Models on Sexual Function, Satisfaction, and Quality of Life: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Archives of sexual behavior · 2024Pooled it
- Predictors of social intermediate factors associated with sexual quality of life of women: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC women's health · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of sexual counseling and education based on self-efficacy theory on the sexual function of women with breast cancer.BMC women's health · 2025Trial
- Evaluating the safety and efficacy of wormwood vaginal cream on sexual satisfaction and quality of sexual life of postmenopausal women: a randomized, triple-blinds, placebo-controlled clinical trial.BMC women's health · 2024Trial
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- Assessment of Mental and Chronic Health Conditions as Determinants of Health Care Needs and Digital Innovations for Women With Sexual Dysfunction: Cross-Sectional Population-Based Survey Study in Germany.Journal of participatory medicine · 2025Article
- Association of post-stroke hemiplegic shoulder pain with sleep quality, mood, and quality of life.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2025Article
- The impact of endometriosis on patients' quality of sexual life.Journal of medicine and life · 2025Observational
- Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated With Sexual Dysfunction in Malagasy Women With and Without Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Study in a University Hospital Center, Antananarivo Madagascar.Health science reports · 2024Article
- Combined effects of high-intensity focused electromagnetic therapy and pelvic floor exercises on pelvic floor muscles and sexual function in postmenopausal women.Obstetrics & gynecology science · 2024Article
- An analytic cross-sectional study of Somali women on the sexual and psychosocial status during pregnancy.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
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- The effect of rose damascene extract on anxiety and sexual function of breastfeeding women: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Investigating the structural validity and reliability of the sexual health literacy for adults (SHELA) questionnaire among a sample of women in Qazvin, Iran.BMC women's health · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionConsidering the high prevalence of sexual dysfunction among women and the role of quality of sexual life in women's life and health, in addition to the important role of sexual function evaluation in measuring quality of life, this study aimed to determine the effect of female sexual function on the quality of sexual life. MATERIAL AND
methodsThis research was a descriptive and cross-sectional. The population of this study was 420 women from Qazvin in 2020, who were selected by multi-stage sampling. The data collection tool was a demographic questionnaire and Persian version of the Female Sexual Function Assessment questionnaire (FSFI) and Sexual Quality of Life Questionnaire (SQOL-F). Data were analyzed using SPSS 23, and descriptive statistics and logistic regression were applied.
resultsThe mean (SD) of sexual function score was 21.56 (4.83) out of 36, therefore, it was at an unfavorable level. Also, the mean (SD) score of sexual quality of life 59.71 (19.21) was out of 108 (moderate). The results of logistic regression test showed that the variables of sexual function, age and level of education of women were the factors affecting the quality of women's sexual life (P < 0.05).
conclusionsYoung women with lower sexual function, and lower level of education had lower quality of sexual life. Hence, it is necessary to pay more attention to these women in designing educational programs for improving the quality of their sexual life.
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