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- Attitude Towards Sexuality During Pregnancy, Sexual Satisfaction and Sexual Quality of Life of Pregn...
Attitude Towards Sexuality During Pregnancy, Sexual Satisfaction and Sexual Quality of Life of Pregnant Women
Authors : Neslihan Yılmaz Sezer, Menekşe Nazlı Aker, İlknur Gönenç
Pages : 243-252
Doi:10.17942/sted.1348504
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Publication Date : 2024-12-09
Article Type : Research Paper
Abstract :Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of attitudes towards sexuality during pregnancy and satisfaction with sexual life on sexual quality of life. Method: The sample of this descriptive study consisted of 489 pregnant women. Data collection tools included a “personal information form”, “the Attitude Scale toward Sexuality during Pregnancy (AStSdP)”, “the Sexual Quality of Life Questionnaire-Female (SQLQ-F)”, and “the Visual Analog Scale (VAS)”. Results: Participants’ mean score was 122.96±20.12 on the “AStSdP”, 69.77±17.02 on the SQLQ-F, and 5.78±2.48 on the VAS sexual satisfaction. The attitude of 72.8% of the participants toward sexuality during pregnancy was positive. A weak, significant positive, and correlation was found between “AStSdP”, “Anxiety”, and “Beliefs and Values” scores and SQLQ-F and VAS sexual satisfaction scores (p<0.001). It was observed that marital duration, number of pregnancies, number of living children, experience of miscarriage, continuing sexual activity during pregnancy, VAS sexual satisfaction score, Beliefs and Values, and Approval were significant predictors of pregnant women\\\'s sexual quality of life scores (p<0.05). Conclusions: The findings of this study demonstrated a positive correlation between attitudes towards sexuality during pregnancy and the enhancement of sexual life quality and sexual satisfaction. Therefore, it is recommended that nurses and other healthcare professionals assess pregnant women\\\'s attitudes towards sexuality during the antenatal period and implement interventions to cultivate positive attitudes, ultimately aiming to improve the quality of sexual life and sexual satisfaction.Keywords : Gebelik, Cinsellik, Tutum, Memnuniyet
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