Early resumption of postpartum sexual intercourse and its associated risk factors among married postpartum women who visited public hospitals of Jimma zone, Southwest Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study

Postpartum sexual resumption without the use of contraception is a risk for unintended and closely spaced pregnancies. Although counseling related to the resumption of postpartum sexual intercourse is a key component of postpartum sexual health, it is not widely addressed during the postnatal period...

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Published in:PloS one 2021-03, Vol.16 (3), p.e0247769-e0247769
Main Authors: Gadisa, Tariku Bekela, G/Michael, Mengistu Welday, Reda, Mihretab Mehari, Aboma, Beyene Dorsisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biology and Life Sciences
Childbirth & labor
Childrens health
Confidence intervals
Cross-sectional studies
Data collection
Demographic aspects
Engineering and Technology
Health aspects
Health care
Health risks
Health sciences
Hospitals
Immunization
Married women
Maternal & child health
Medicine and Health Sciences
Midwifery
Obstetrics
Orgasm
Physiological aspects
Population
Postnatal care
Postpartum
Postpartum period
Pregnancy
Questionnaires
Risk analysis
Risk factors
Sample size
Sexual behavior
Sexual health
Sexual intercourse
Social Sciences
Sociodemographics
Software
Supervisors
Vagina
Variables
Womens health
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Summary:Postpartum sexual resumption without the use of contraception is a risk for unintended and closely spaced pregnancies. Although counseling related to the resumption of postpartum sexual intercourse is a key component of postpartum sexual health, it is not widely addressed during the postnatal period. Thus, this study aimed to assess the early resumption of postpartum sexual intercourse and its associated risk factors among married postpartum women who visited public hospitals of Jimma zone, Southwest Ethiopia, for child immunization services. The facility-based cross-sectional study design was undertaken, and a systematic random sampling technique was carried out to select 330 participants. Data were collected using a pretested interviewer-administered questionnaire from August to September 2019. Obtained data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. A bivariate analysis was used to determine the significance of the association. Variables that showed association in the bivariate analysis at p-value
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0247769