The effect of education on sexual health of women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder: a randomized controlled trial

Sexuality constitutes an important part of women's life. Healthy and proper sexual functioning is one of the signs of physical and mental health. The present study aimed to identify the effect of education on sexual health of women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder. In this randomized clin...

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Published in:International journal of community based nursing and midwifery 2014-04, Vol.2 (2), p.94-102
Main Authors: Kaviani, Maasumeh, Rahnavard, Tahereh, Azima, Sara, Emamghoreishi, Masoumeh, Asadi, Nasrin, Sayadi, Mehrab
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Summary:Sexuality constitutes an important part of women's life. Healthy and proper sexual functioning is one of the signs of physical and mental health. The present study aimed to identify the effect of education on sexual health of women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder. In this randomized clinical trial, 80 married women at reproductive age were randomly divided into a control and an education group. These women participated in this study based on self-reporting of having hypoactive sexual desire disorder. After six weekly educational sessions regarding sexual health, percentage of changes in sexual desire was assayed using Hurlbert index of sexual desire. Independent and paired t-test and Chi-square test were used to analyze the data. After the intervention, a significant difference was found between the two groups regarding the sexual desire score (P
ISSN:2322-2476
2322-4835