A scoping review on women's sexual health in the postpartum period: opportunities for research and practice within low-and middle-income countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Women's sexual health is generally defined and explored solely in relation to reproductive capacity, and often omits elements of sexual function and/or dysfunction. Concerted focus is given to women's health during pregnancy; however, women's sexual health is largely neglected after childbirth. This scoping review explored how the sexual health of postpartum women has been defined, measured, and researched in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Methods

Articles eligible for review were those that investigated women's sexual health during the first 12 months postpartum and were conducted among women aged 15-49 in LMICs. Eligibility was further restricted to studies that were published within the last 20 years (2001-2021). The initial PubMed search identified

SUBMITTER: Wood SN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9079206 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature