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Sexual satisfaction among women using withdrawal and medical contraceptive methods in Tabriz health centers
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Sahar Azari   1, Mahnaz Shahnazi2 , Azizeh Farshbafkhalili3 , Ommolbanin Abbasnezhad |
1- MSc of Midwifery, Department of Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch, Tabriz, Iran , azari62@iaut.ac.ir
2- MSc of Midwifery, Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
3- Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran |
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Abstract: (12666 Views) |
Background: Approximately, 48% of all pregnancies in the US are unintentional, unplanned, or mistimed and most unplanned pregnancies result from inconsistent, incorrect or nonuse of a contraceptive method. One of the most important factors which determine contraceptive method is sexual satisfaction as far as diminished sexual pleasure may be a barrier to use of these methods.
Materials and methods: This descriptive- comparative study carried out on 387 married women aged 15-45 years who used withdrawal method and 387 women who used other contraceptive methods between 2011 and 2012. A questionnaire was used for data collection consisted of two parts 9 demographic information and 25 assessing sexual satisfaction. Second part consists of Standard Larson questionnaire based on a Likert scale of 1 to 5. Data was analyzed by SPSS ver.18 using descriptive statistics, independent t test, chi-square and regression tests.
Results: Mean score of sexual satisfaction was 69.68±9.8 in women who used withdrawal method and 68.66 ±11.53 in women used other contraceptive methods. So, level of sexual satisfaction in both groups was in low level.
Conclusion: In this study, level of sexual satisfaction in both groups was in low level. Sexual satisfaction is important factor that influence on couples to choose contraceptives methods, so health workers should give correct and useful information to women before they choose a contraceptive method.
Keywords: Withdrawal method, Contraceptive methods, Sexual satisfaction. |
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| Keywords: Withdrawal method, Contraceptive methods, Sexual satisfaction. |
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Semi-pilot: Survey/Cross Sectional/Descriptive |
Subject:
Midwifery
Received: 2014/03/10 | Accepted: 2014/03/10 | Published: 2014/03/10
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