The Determinants of Housewives’ Sexual Health: A Qualitative Study: Qualitative Study

Background & Aims of the Study: Women’s health including, the sexual dimension is the basis of family’s and community’s health. Due to the lack of research on women’s sexual health, investigations seem necessary in this area. The present research aimed to study factors affecting women’s sexual health. Materials and Methods: This was qualitative research. The required data were collected using in-depth individual interviews. The statistical population consisted of married women under the age of 50 years residing in Qom City, Iran. Twenty married women were selected by the purposive sampling method and data were obtained until reaching saturation. Results: Our findings indicated that sexual disorders, anal intercourse, neglecting sexual foreplay, environmental conditions, body image, pudency, and feeling guilty during intercourse degraded sexual health according to the interviewed women. According to this qualitative research data, the most common dysfunction reported by the interviewed women was anorgasmia. Conclusion: In the present qualitative study, the factors affecting the sexual health of housewives were identified. Paying attention to these characteristics in designing appropriate interventions is suggested by health authorities in the country.