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Prevalence and characteristics of female sexual dysfunction in a sample of women from Upper Egypt
Author(s) -
Hassanin Ibrahim M.A.,
Helmy Yasser A.,
Fathalla Mohamed M.F.,
Shahin Ahmed Y.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.09.031
Subject(s) - medicine , female sexual dysfunction , outpatient clinic , sexual intercourse , demography , odds ratio , sexual dysfunction , gynecology , population , psychiatry , environmental health , sociology
Objective To study the prevalence and associated risk factors for female sexual dysfunction (FSD) in Upper Egypt. Methods Married women attending the outpatient clinic of Sohag University Hospital between February 2008 and March 2009 were recruited. Through direct interviews, each woman completed a questionnaire that included questions on sexual dysfunction. Results From 648 recruited patients, 47 declined to participate in the study. Of the 601 remaining participants, 462 women (76.9%) reported 1 or more sexual problems. Low sexual desire was the most common sexual problem (66.4%). Patients with FSD were significantly more likely to be older than 40 years, have sexual intercourse fewer than 3 times a week, have been married for 10 years or more, have 5 children or more, be circumcised, have a husband aged 40 years or more, and be postmenopausal. Age of the women maintained a statistically significant positive relationship with FSD in the regression model (odds ratio 1.39; 95% CI, 1.26–1.53). Conclusions There was a high prevalence of FSD in this sample of women from Upper Egypt. The prevalence of sexual problems increased with increasing age of the women.