Sexual life of women in the climacterium: A community-based study
HEALTH CARE FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL, cilt.38, ss.1344-1355, 2017 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 38
- Basım Tarihi: 2017
- Doi Numarası: 10.1080/07399332.2017.1352588
- Dergi Adı: HEALTH CARE FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1344-1355
- İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Our purpose of conducting this community-based study was to determine sexual functions of women in climacterium and effects of menopausal symptoms on sexual functions. It was descriptive, cross-sectional, and community-based. The study sample consisted of 282 climacteric women. Menopause Rating Scale (MRS), Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), and Sexual Satisfaction Scale for Women (SSS-W) were used for data collection. The total score was 13.42 +/- 8.82 for MRS, 18.73 +/- 9.79 for FSFI, and 82.56 +/- 18.07 for SSS-W. Seventy-nine-point four percent of the women had sexual dysfunction. While complaints typical of the climacteric period increased, sexual functions and satisfaction decreased.