Is Interpersonal Abuse Associated with Sexual (Dis)satisfaction among Postmenopausal Women?

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To investigate associations between past-year verbal and/or physical abuse (VA/PA) and sexual (dis)satisfaction, that is, global or frequency-related (dis)satisfactions with sexual activity, among postmenopausal women in the Women's Health Initiative.

Procedures

A cross-sectional analysis of archival data was performed from the subset of 83,329 Women's Health Initiative participants (clinical trial and/or observational study components) who reported sexual activity in the year before baseline. Associations between VA/PA and global frequency (dis)satisfactions were modeled using logistic regression.

Main findings

Most participants reported sexual satisfaction (global, 77%; frequency related, 66%). Disappointment with sexual frequency, specifically a desire for

SUBMITTER: Kelley EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6668717 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul - Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature