Changes in Sexual Behavior and Satisfaction and Violent Behavior during COVID-19 Lockdown: Explorative Results from the Italian Cross-Sectional Study of the I-SHARE Multi-Country Project.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has had effects on sexual and reproductive health and intimate partner violence (IPV). This study aims to describe changes in sexual health and IPV in the Italian population both during and after the lockdowns.

Methods

This cross-sectional online study was conducted, as part of the I-SHARE multicountry project, between June 2020 and January 2021. Recruitment was carried out through convenience sampling; a total of 329 participants were included in the analysis. A generalized linear model was used to analyze the difference in sexual health and IPV variables before, during, and after the lockdown.

Results

Fifty-three percent of the participants reported having sexual problems during the first wave of the pandemic. Sexual satisfaction dec

SUBMITTER: Nimbi FM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10815040 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature