Determinants of sexual dysfunction in pregnancy in a large tertiary hospital in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the factors associated with sexual dysfunction in pregnancy.

Methods

A cross-sectional facility-based study using quantitative methods was carried out among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic of the Greater Accra Regional Hospital from 14th May to 25th June 2018. Four hundred and twenty-seven married or cohabiting women who were at least eight weeks pregnant and have been living together with their partners for at least four weeks prior to the survey were consecutively recruited. The Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) tool was used to assess their sexual function. Pearson's Chi Square, Fischer's exact, Mann Whitney and Student's t-tests were used for bivariate analysis where appropriate between sexual dysfunction (dependent variable) and demogr

SUBMITTER: Maya ET 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10358996 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature