ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2022
Quality of Life, Sexual Health, and Associated Factors Among the Sexually Active Adults in a Metro City of India: An Inquiry During the COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Lockdown.
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- Associations between sexual health and well-being: a systematic review.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2024Pooled it
- Exploring the adult sexual wellbeing and behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic. A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Sexual Health in Men and Women with Wilson's Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study.Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology · 2026Article
- Psychometric Evaluation of Sexual Knowledge and Self-Efficacy Components of the SPARKS Survey for Adults with Spina Bifida.Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicine · 2026Review
- Reliability and structural validity of the Female Sexual Function Index in Spanish female university students.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Development and content validation of a survey assessing domains of sexual and reproductive health in adults with spina bifida.Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicine · 2024Article
- Evaluating male sexual function and reproductive health during Omicron outbreak in China.PloS one · 2024Article
- Sexual Function, Religion, Existential Well-being and Mental Health among Iranian Married Women of Reproductive Age.Journal of religion and health · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: Sexual dysfunction (SD) and its effect on our life is an important but less studied topic especially during post-COVID era. This study examines the extent of SD and other mental health predictors and their effect on quality of life. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of sexually active adults was conducted in an Indian metro-city. Along with sociodemographic data, sexual dysfunction, depression, anxiety, stress, and quality of life were assessed by Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (ASEX), Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS), and WHOQOL-BREF, respectively. Structural equations modeling was used to understand their relationship. Results: Out of the total 1,376 respondents, 80.52% were male, 65.98% were married, and 48.54% were graduates. The mean age of the participants was 34.42 (±9.34) years. Of the participants, 27.18% had sexual dysfunction. Majority of the respondents did not have depression (59.30%), anxiety (52.33%), or stress (44.48%). Mild and moderate levels were the commonest findings among those who had depression, anxiety, or stress. Among the respondents, 27.18% had sexual dysfunction as per the ASEX instrument. Increase in age and female gender were associated with sexual dysfunction overall and also all its components. Presence of depression adversely affected ease of achieving orgasm and satisfaction from orgasm and was associated with sexual dysfunction overall. The respondents had a mean score of 73.57 (±13.50) as per the WHO-QOL. Depression and stress emerged as statistically significant factors for poor quality of life, while sexual dysfunction was not associated statistically. Conclusion: More than one-fourth of the study population reported sexual dysfunction during the first wave of the pandemic in India. The study findings highlight the role of poor mental health issues in this regard. In fact, issues like depression and stress were associated with poor quality of life as well. The current findings unequivocally warrant specific interventions to improve mental health of the respondents.
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