Effect of a Health-Education Program Based on the BASNEF Model of Overall Sexual Health Satisfaction and Satisfaction with Quality of Sexual Relationship among Women with Infertility

Figures & data

Figure 1 Study flowchart.

Table 1 Demographic Characteristics of Study Subjects

	Experimental Group (n=40)	Control Group (n=40)	P
	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)
Age (years)	31.9 (5.54)	31.4 (6.00)	0.70
Husband’s age (years)	35.9 (5.43)	35.3 (4.90)	0.56
Marriage duration (years)	8.20 (4.21)	8.32 (3.26)	0.88
Infertility duration (years)	6.47 (3.65)	6.77 (2.85)	0.68
Infertility-treatment attempts	2.51 (1.63)	2.17 (1.24)	0.38

Table 2 Comparison of Belief Scores in Experimental and Control Groups

	Before Intervention	One-Month Follow-Up	Two-Month Follow-Up	P*
	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)
Experimental group (n=40)	39.3 (6.98)	54.0 (3.83)	54.6 (4.34)	<0.001
Control group (n=40)	38.1 (7.20)	39.3 (7.30)	39.2 (7.04)	NS
P**	NS	<0.001	<0.001

Notes: *Derived from repeated-measure analysis; **derived from t-tests.

Abbreviation: NS, not significant.

Table 3 Comparison of Attitude Scores in Experimental and Control Groups

	Before Intervention	One-Month Follow-Up	Two-Month Follow-Up	P*
	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)
Experimental group (n=40)	26.7 (3.87)	36.7 (2.11)	37.20 (2.43)	<0.001
Control group (n=40)	26.9 (4.48)	26.4 (4.48)	27.2 (4.64)	NS
P**	NS	<0.001	<0.001

Notes: *Derived from repeated-measure analysis; **derived from t-tests.

Abbreviation: NS, not significant.

Table 4 Comparison of Subjective Norms (Perceived Changes in Husband’s Behavior) in Experimental and Control Groups (Frequency of Positive Responses)

	Before Intervention	One-Month Follow-Up	Two-Month Follow-Up	P*
	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Experimental group (n=40)	10 (25.5)	15 (37.5)	16 (40)	<0.001
Control group (n=40)	12 (30)	13 (32.5)	13 (32.5)	NS
P**	NS	NS	NS

Notes: *Derived from Friedman’s test; **derived from χ².

Abbreviation: NS, not significant.

Table 5 Comparing Enabling Factors (Intent for Sexual Counseling) in Experimental and Control Groups (Frequency of Positive Responses)

	Before intervention	One-month follow-up	Two-month follow-up	P*
	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Experimental group (n=40)	12 (30)	38 (95)	38 (5)	<0.001
Control group (n=40)	9 (22.5)	10 (25)	10 (25)	NS
P**	NS	<0.001	<0.001

Notes: *Derived from Friedman test; **derived from χ².

Abbreviation: NS, not significant.

Table 6 Overall Sexual Health Satisfaction in Experimental and Control Groups (Frequency of Positive Responses)

	Before Intervention	One-Month Follow-Up	Two-Month Follow-Up	P*
	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Experimental group (n=40)	10 (25)	28 (70)	30 (75)	<0.001
Control group (n=40)	12 (30)	11 (27.5)	11 (27.5)	NS
P**	NS	<0.001	<0.001

Notes: *Derived from Friedman’s test; **derived from χ².

Abbreviation: NS, not significant.

Table 7 Satisfaction with Quality of Sexual Relationship (Frequency of Positive Responses)

	Before Intervention	One-Month Follow-Up	Two Months Follow-Up	P*
	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Experimental group (n=40)	9 (22.5)	28 (70)	33 (82.5)	<0.0001
Control group (n=40)	11 (27.5)	10 (25%)	12 (30)	NS
P**	NS	<0.001	<0.001

Notes: *Derived from Friedman’s test; **derived from χ².

Abbreviation: NS, not significant.