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ArticleRevista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia2024

Assessment of sexual and body esteem in postpartum women with or without perineal laceration: a cross-sectional study with cultural translation and validation of the Vaginal Changes Sexual and Body Esteem Scale.

Renata Stefânia Olah de Souza, Adriana Gomes Luz, Ruth Zielinski, Luis Otavio Zanatta Sarian, Cassia Raquel Teatin Juliato, Lucia Alves da Silva Lara, Luiz Gustavo Oliveira Brito

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Article in Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Renata Stefânia Olah de SouzaUniversidade Estadual de Campinas CampinasSP Brazil Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6433-2293
Adriana Gomes LuzUniversidade Estadual de Campinas CampinasSP Brazil Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9863-9993
Ruth ZielinskiUniversity of Michigan Michigan United States University of Michigan, Michigan, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5119-9123
Luis Otavio Zanatta SarianUniversidade Estadual de Campinas CampinasSP Brazil Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6035-452X
Cassia Raquel Teatin JuliatoUniversidade Estadual de Campinas CampinasSP Brazil Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3197-1195
Lucia Alves da Silva LaraUniversidade de São Paulo Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto Ribeirão PretoSP Brazil Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1073-238X
Luiz Gustavo Oliveira BritoUniversidade Estadual de Campinas CampinasSP Brazil Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7364-4718

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Abstract

Objective: We aimed to translate and determine cultural validity of the Vaginal Changes Sexual and Body Esteem Scale (VSBE) for Brazilian Portuguese language in postpartum women who underwent vaginal delivery with or without perineal laceration and cesarean section. Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted virtually, with online data collection through a survey with 234 postpartum women of 975 that were invited. Clinical, sociodemographic, and psychometric variables from the VSBE questionnaire were analyzed (content validity index, internal consistency, test-retest reliability, construct/structural and discriminant validity). Multivariate analysis was performed to explore associated factors with the presence of perineal laceration. Results: One-hundred fifty-eight women experienced vaginal delivery, of which 24.79% had an intact perineum, 33.33% had perineal laceration, and 9.4% underwent episiotomy; and 76 participants had cesarean sections. Women with perineal laceration were older, presented dyspareunia and previous surgeries than women without perineal laceration (p<0.05). For VSBE, a high internal consistency (Cronbach's α > 0.7) was observed, but it did not correlate with Body Attractiveness Questionnaire and Female Sexual Function Index; however, it correlated with the presence of women sutured for perineal laceration. Moreover, VSBE presented good structural validity with two loading factors after exploratory factor analysis. VSBE also demonstrated discriminant validity between the presence or absence of perineal laceration. The presence of urinary incontinence (UI) (OR=2.716[1.015-4.667];p=0.046) and a higher VSBE total score (OR=1.056[1.037-1.075];p<0.001) were the only factors associated with perineal laceration. Conclusion: Vaginal Changes Sexual and Body Esteem Scale demonstrated appropriate translation and good internal consistency, discriminant/construct validity and reliability. Vaginal Changes Sexual and Body Esteem Scale total score and presence of UI were associated with women that underwent perineal laceration.

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Body ImageLacerationsPerineumAdultBrazilCross-Sectional StudiesCultural CharacteristicsDelivery, ObstetricFemaleHumansPostpartum PeriodPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesTranslationsYoung AdultCesarean sectionPostpartumSelf-conceptSexualityVaginal delivery

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