INFLUENCE OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON SEXUAL LIFE:WHAT IS THE SITUATION IN AN URBAN REGION OFTURKEY?

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dc.contributor.authorKurt, Begüm
dc.contributor.authorKaraca, Sanem Nemmezi
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-26T17:44:04Z
dc.date.available2024-10-26T17:44:04Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentSivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractObjectives: It was aimed to evaluate the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on couples' sexual life and to\rinvestigate whether any difficulties were faced in supplying the proper counseling in family planning.\rMaterials and Methods: Volunteers who attend to family medicine outpatient clinic were recruited in the\rstudy to complete a cross-sectional online survey. Participants were asked to sociodemographic\rcharacteristics, used family planning methods, difficulty in accessing the method, development of unplanned\rpregnancy, Covid infection of the spouses, and retrospectively report their sexual behavior frequency, desire,\rand relationship satisfaction during and before the pandemic. Then International Index of Erectile Function\r(IIEF), and the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) were administered.\rResults: A total of 195 volunteers whose mean age was 40±7.94 participated in the study. Difficulty in\raccessing family planning methods was 3.59%, and the unintended pregnancy rate was 57.14%. Sexual\rintercourse frequency was once a month or less for 17.95% and once a week or more for 67.18%. A decrease\rin sexual intercourse was observed in 33.33%. Erectile dysfunction was detected in 68.92%. Sexual dysfunction\rwas found in 52.07% of the women. The mean FSFI score was 23.77 ± 8.27, while the median IIEF score was\r60. The frequency of sexual intercourse, and change in sexual desire were not influenced by Covid-19\rpandemic.\rConclusion: Sexual life in both genders was not regressed, but access to methods and counseling about family\rplanning was negatively affected by Covid-19 pandemic. Moreover, unintended pregnancies were observed at\rhigher rates even in a highly educated population during the Covid-19 pandemic.
dc.identifier.doi10.5505/amj.2022.64614
dc.identifier.endpage229
dc.identifier.issn1303-2283
dc.identifier.issn2148-4570
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.startpage215
dc.identifier.trdizinid534350
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5505/amj.2022.64614
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/534350
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12418/25107
dc.identifier.volume22
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofAnkara Medical Journal
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.titleINFLUENCE OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON SEXUAL LIFE:WHAT IS THE SITUATION IN AN URBAN REGION OFTURKEY?
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