Open AccessFrequency of Sexual Intercourse Among the Residents of Bangladesh, India, and Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Web-Based Pilot Study
Author(s) -
S.M. Yasir Arafat,
Sujita Kumar Kar,
Pawan Sharma,
Angi Alradie-Mohamed,
Russell Kabir
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of psychosexual health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2631-8326
pISSN - 2631-8318
DOI - 10.1177/2631831820985412
Subject(s) - sexual intercourse , demography , cross sectional study , habit , south asia , medicine , geography , environmental health , population , psychology , social psychology , sociology , ethnology , pathology
Background: Sexual intercourse is one of the important components of well-being, especially in married couples. There is a dearth of baseline research and data regarding the sexual habits of residents in South-East Asia.Objective: We aimed to see the baseline frequency of sexual intercourses among the residents of 3 South Asian countries (Bangladesh, India, and Nepal).Methods: This web-based cross-national, cross-sectional study was done among the residents of Bangladesh, India, and Nepal through Google forms. Married individuals who were living with their spouses were invited to respond to the survey.Results: A total of 120 respondents participated in this survey of which 46.7%, 38.3%, and 15% of respondents were from India, Nepal, and Bangladesh, respectively. The mean of the weekly sexual intercourse was 2.23 (range: 0-8) among the total respondents; 2.70 (range: 0-7) among the Nepalese, 2.32 (range: 0-5) among the Bangladeshis, and 1.82 (range: 0-8) among the Indians. The differences were not statistically significant.Conclusion: This study revealed very baseline and preliminary excerpts of sexual intercourse habit among the residents of 3 South Asian countries. There is a geographical variation in regard to the sexual contacts. Further, large-scale well-designed studies are warranted to explore the behavior.