Effects of group sexual counseling on the traditional perceptions and attitudes of Iranian pregnant women

Figures & data

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of intervention and control groups

Characteristics	Intervention (mean ± SD)	Control (mean ± SD)	P-value
Age, years	27.32±5.55	26.54±5.22	0.4
Husband’s age, years	30.92±6.35	31.04±6.31	0.9
Duration of marriage, years	6.14±4.61	6.28±5.38	0.8
Number of pregnancies	2.22±1.21	2.18±1.20	0.8
Gestational age, weeks	19.72±4.07	21.42±3.88	0.3
	Intervention N (%)	Control N (%)
Women’s education			0.6
Primary school	8 (16%)	7 (14%)
Secondary school	10 (20%)	9 (18%)
High school	0 (0%)	3 (6%)
Diploma or above	32 (64%)	31 (62%)
Educational level			0.1
Primary school	7 (14%)	3 (6%)
Secondary school	10 (20%)	14 (28%)
High school	0 (0%)	2 (4%)
Diploma or above	33 (66%)	31 (62%)
Occupation			0.3
Employed	5 (10%)	8 (16%)
Housewife	45 (90%)	42 (84%)
Religion			0.6
Shia	27 (54%)	35 (70%)
Sunni	23 (46%)	15 (30%)

Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.

Table 2 Comparison of the mean and standard deviation (SD) of the score for traditional perceptions in pregnant women in the intervention and control groups before and after sexual counseling

Group	Before counseling (mean ± SD)	After counseling (mean ± SD)	Changes (mean ± SD)	Paired t-test
Intervention	4.76±2.59	1.34±1.09	3.42±2.08	P=0.0001
Control	4.76±2.70	4.52±2.54	0.24±1.02	P=0.1
Student’s t-test	P=0.9	P=0.0001	P=0.0001	NA

Abbreviation: NA, not applicable.

Table 3 Comparison of the mean and standard deviation (SD) of the score for sexual attitude in pregnant women in the intervention and control groups before and after sexual counseling

Group	Before counseling (mean ± SD)	After counseling (mean ± SD)	Changes (mean ± SD)	Paired t-test
Intervention	23.96±8.53	35.62±6.01	11.66±5.10	P=0.0001
Control	23.62±7.03	23.20±5.69	0.42±3.03	P=0.3
Student’s t-test	P=0.8	P=0.0001	P=0.0001	NA

Abbreviation: NA, not applicable.

Figure S1 Questionnaire of sexual perceptions in pregnant women.

Figure S2 Questionnaire of attitudes toward sexual activity during pregnancy.