Self-Perception of Sexual Dysfunction of Adult Brazilian Women of Reproductive Age: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Figure 1 Flowchart of the research procedures.

Table 1 Sociodemographic Characteristics, Sexual and Gynecological Health, and Life Habits of the Participants

Variables	Women (n = 285)
SCHOOLING	n	%
Elementary school	1	0.4
Middle school	4	1.4
High school	42	14.7
Incomplete higher education	59	20.7
Complete higher education	179	62.8
SOCIAL CLASS	n	%
A ($3507.38)	2	0.7
B (from $1753.69 to $3507.38)	25	8.8
C (from $701.48 to $1753.69)	74	26.0
D (from $350.74 to $701.48)	78	27.4
E ($350.74)	59	20.7
Did not answer	47	16.5
PROFESSION	n	%
Housewife	5	1.8
Health professional	139	48.8
Education professional	21	7.4
Commercial career	3	1.1
Autonomous	14	4.9
Student	43	15.1
Others	45	15.8
No profession	7	2.5
Refrained from answering	8	2.8
RELIGION	n	%
Catholic	199	69.8
Protestant	35	12.3
Spiritist	8	2.8
Jehovah’s witness	2	0.7
Other	9	3.2
Atheist	1	0.4
No religion	31	10.9
MARITAL STATUS	n	%
Partner	255	89.5
No partner	30	10.5
USE OF A CONTRACEPTIVE METHOD	n	%
Yes	163	57.2
No	122	42.8
NUMBER OF PREGNANCIES	n	%
0	149	52.3
1	46	16.1
2	20	7.0
3 or more	8	2.8
NUMBER OF VAGINAL DELIVERIES	n	%
0	238	83.5
1	37	13.0
2	9	3.2
3 or more	1	0.4
NUMBER OF C-SECTIONS	n	%
0	189	66.3
1	60	21.1
2	29	10.2
3 or more	7	2.5
NUMBER OF ABORTIONS	n	%
0	238	83.5
1	37	13.0
2	9	3.2
3 or more	1	0.4
SD KNOWLEDGE	n	%
Yes	182	63.9
No	103	36.1
SMOKING	n	%
Yes	17	6.0
No	268	94.0
ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION	n	%
Yes	81	31.9
No	91	28.4
Rarely	113	39.6
PHYSICAL EXERCISES PRACTICE	n	%
Yes	162	56.8
No	123	43.2

Abbreviation: SD, sexual disfunction.

Table 2 Association Between Self-Perceived SD and FSFI-Assessed SD

		FSFI Score			χ^2 (df)	Cramer’s V (p)
		CG % (n)	SG % (n)	Total % (n)
Self-perceived SD	No	38.0 (98)	2.3 (6)	40.3 (104)	91.500 (1)	0.560 (<0.001)
	Yes	20.5 (53)	39.1 (101)	59.7 (154)
	Total	41.5 (107)	58.5 (151)	100 (258)

Abbreviations: CG, Control group (no sexual dysfunction); SG, Study Group (sexual dysfunction); χ², Chi-square; df, degrees of freedom; p, significance level (p < 0.05); SD, sexual dysfunction; FSFI, Female Sexual Function Index; Cramer’s V, effect size.

Table 3 Correlation Between Age and FSFI Domains

	Age
	r	p	r^2	95% CI
Desire	−0.120	0.030	1.4400	−0.230 to 0.030
Arousal	−0.100	0.090	1.0000	−0.230 to 0.010
Lubrication	−0.005	0.920	0.0020	−0.130 to 0.110
Orgasm	0.002	0.970	0.0004	−0.130 to 0.120
Satisfaction	−0.100	0.060	1.0000	−0.230 to 0.015
Pain	−0.070	0.220	0.4900	−0.200 to 0.050
Total score	−0.080	0.170	0.6400	−0.200 to 0.040

Notes: p, significance level (p < 0.05); 95% CI, confidence interval; r, Pearson’s correlation coefficient; r², effect size; %, percentage.