Sexual Dysfunction and Self-Esteem in People with Mobility-Related Disability Within Select Nigerian Communities

• Published in: Sexuality and disability 2021-12, Vol.39 (4), p.659-669
• Main Authors: Umunnah, Joseph Onuwa, Onyema, Adaobi Obianuju, Uchenwoke, Chigozie Ikenna, Onwuakagba, Ifeoma Uchenna, Uchendu, Victor Chisom, Akobundu, Ukamaka
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Aging; Behavioral Science and Psychology; Community and Environmental Psychology; Disability; Employment Level; Employment status; Erectile dysfunction; Females; Health care; Males; Marital status; Medical personnel; Men; Mobility; Orgasm; Original Paper; Pain; People with disabilities; Psychology; Rehabilitation Medicine; Self esteem; Sexual arousal; Sexual Behavior; Sexual disorders; Sexual functioning; Sexual satisfaction; Urology; Vagina
• ISSN: 0146-1044; 1573-6717
• DOI: 10.1007/s11195-021-09711-1

Sexual dysfunction among persons living with mobility-related disabilities (PWDs) may occur and are often overlooked by health care professionals. This study investigated the relationship among sexual dysfunction, self-esteem and type of disability among PWDs in some selected communities in Enugu State, Nigeria. This study employed a survey design, involving purposively recruited 189 (98 males and 91 females) PWDs aged between 18 and 70 years. The International Index for Erectile Function (IIEF) and the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) were used to assess sexual dysfunction in the males and females respectively, while the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) was used in assessing the self-esteem of the participants. Obtained data were summarized using mean, standard deviation, frequency counts and percentiles. Data was analysed using Spearman’s rank order correlation, Mann–Whitney U-test and Kruskal–Wallis test. Level of significance was set at