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Abstract
Pregnancy is associated with many physical and psychological changes in women. The purpose of this research was to investigate sexual function and its relation with Quality Of Life in pregnant women. This cross-sectional study was performed on 318 pregnant women, who referred for prenatal care to obstetric clinic of Jahrom, Iran, 2018. Data collection tools were Female Sexual Function Index and World Health Organization Quality Of Life(WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire. Data were analyzed using t-test, ANOVA, and correlation coefficient. A portion of 218(68.9%) pregnant women had sexual dysfunction. The physical (p < 0.0001), psychological (p = 0.003), environmental health (p = 0.002), and social (p = 0.003) components of QOL were lower in women with sexual dysfunction. Total score of QOL had upper most correlations with orgasm and pain during intercourse (r = 0.29, p < 0.001). Total score of sexual function was highly correlated with the physical dimension of QOL (r = 0.60, p < 0.001). More than half of women with sexual dysfunction showed significant reductions in all aspects of QOL than those with normal sexual functions.
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Table 4. Correlation between QOL and female sexual function with gestational age.
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Shiva Bigizadeh
Shiva Bigizadeh MS in Instructor of Biostatistics, Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Research Center for Social Determinants of Health Jahrom University of Medical Sciences. I am the statistical consultant of the article.
Nader Sharifi
Nader sharifi PHD in Health education and health promotion, Department of Medical School, Research Center for Social Determinants of Health Jahrom University of Medical Sciences. I have collaborated in data collection.
Shohreh Javadpour
shohreh javadpour Ms in Nursing, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran. I have collaborated in data collection.
Safieh Jamali
Safieh jamali Ms in Reproductive health, Department of Medical School, Research Center for Social Determinants of Health Jahrom University of Medical Sciences. I am corresponding author.