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Sexual Dysfunction among Female Patients of Reproductive Age in a Hospital Setting in Nigeria
Although sexual dysfunction is an important public-health problem in Nigeria, little research has been conducted on this topic in Nigeria. This cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of sexual dysfunction and their correlates among female patients of reproductive age using a questionnaire. Respondents were recruited from the out-patients clinics of a teaching hospital setting in Ile-Ife/Ijesa administrative health zone, Osun State, Nigeria. Of 384 female patients interviewed, 242 (63%) were sexually dysfunctional. Types of sexual dysfunction included disorder of desire (n=20; 8.3%), disorder of arousal (n=13; 5.4%), disorder of orgasm (n=154; 63.6%), and painful coitus (dyspareunia) (n=55; 22.7%). The peak age of sexual dysfunction was observed among the age-group of 26–30 years. Women with higher educational status were mostly affected. The reasons for unsatisfactory sexual life mainly included psychosexual factors and medical illnesses, among which included uncaring partners, present illness, excessive domestic duties, lack of adequate foreplay, present medication, competition among wives in a polygamous family setting, previous sexual abuse, and guilt-feeling of previous pregnancy termination among infertile women. The culture of male dominance in the local environment which makes women afraid of rejection and threats of divorce if they ever complain about sexually-related matters might perpetrate sexual dysfunction among the affected individuals. Sexual dysfunction is a real social and psychological problem in the local environment demanding urgent attention. It is imperative to carry out further research in society at large so that the health and lifestyles of affected women and their partners could be improved
Sexual Dysfunction Among Female Patients of Reproductive Age in a Hospital Setting in Nigeria
Although sexual dysfunction is an important public-health problem in
Nigeria, little research has been conducted on this topic in Nigeria.
This cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of
sexual dysfunction and their correlates among female patients of
reproductive age using a question-naire. Respondents were recruited
from the out-patients clinics of a teaching hospital setting in
Ile-Ife/ Ijesa administrative health zone, Osun State, Nigeria. Of 384
female patients interviewed, 242 (63%) were sexually dysfunctional.
Types of sexual dysfunction included disorder of desire (n=20; 8.3%),
disor-derofarousal(n=13;5.4%),disorderoforgasm(n=154;63.6%),andpainfulcoitus(dyspareunia)(n=55;
22.7%). The peak age of sexual dysfunction was observed among the
age-group of 26-30 years. Women with higher educational status were
mostly affected. The reasons for unsatisfactory sexual life mainly
in-cluded psychosexual factors and medical illnesses, among which
included uncaring partners, present illness, excessive domestic duties,
lack of adequate foreplay, present medication, competition among wives
in a polygamous family setting, previous sexual abuse, and
guilt-feeling of previous pregnancy termination among infertile women.
The culture of male dominance in the local environment which makes
women afraid of rejection and threats of divorce if they ever complain
about sexually-related matters might perpetrate sexual dysfunction
among the affected individuals. Sexual dysfunction is a real social and
psychological problem in the local environment demanding urgent
attention. It is imperative to carry out further research in society at
large so that the health and lifestyles of affected women and their
partners could be improved