Jinekoloji polikliniğine başvuran evli kadınlarda cinsel işlev bozukluğu yaygınlığı ve ilişkili bazı faktörler

Aim. This study was carried out to examine the prevalence of sexual dysfunction in married women attended to the gynaecologic outpatient clinic and it’s correlates. Methods. The study was carried out at gnyecologic outpatient clinic of a university hospital as a cross sectionally. The sapmle of research was consisted of 216 women who admitted to the gynaecological outpatient clinic between September 24th and December 4th 2012 due to various complaints or for control. The data was collected by Individual Characteristic Form and Index of Female Sexual Function (IFSF). One-Way Anova and chi square test were used in the statistical analysis of the data. Results. The IFSF mean score of the women is 25.39. According to the total IFSF score, 69.4% of the women has Sexual Dysfunction (SD). The SD prevalance in women who came due to gynaecological complaints (%78) was found to be higher from women who came for control (61.5%) or for infetility (53.7%). It was found that the SD prevalence was found to be higher among women who herself and her spouse of 36 years and older age group and educational level of less than 5 years, have been married for more than 10 years and arranged married, have given birth at least once, and have chronic physical disease. Conclusion. More than half of women admitted to the gynecologic outpatient clinic for any reason have SD. Sexual dysfunction was related to advanced age, educational level, type of marriage, years of marriage, chronic-physical disease and gynecological problems.

Özet

Amaç. Bu çalışma bir jinekoloji polikliniğine başvuran kadınlarda cinsel işlev bozukluğu yaygınlığını ve cinsel işlev bozukluğu ile ilişkili bazı faktörleri incelemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Yöntem. Araştırma bir üniversite hastanesinin jinekoloji polikliniğinde kesitsel olarak yapılmıştır. Örneklem 24 Eylül-4 Aralık 2012 tarihleri arasında çeşitli şikayetler ya da kontrol amacıyla jinekoloji polikliniğine başvuran 216 kadından oluşmuştur. Veriler kadınları tanıtıcı form ve Kadın Cinsel Fonksiyon Indeksi ( Index of Female Sexual Function (IFSF)) ile toplanmıştır. Verilerin istatistiksel analizinde tek yönlü varyans analizi ve ki-kare testi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular. Kadınların IFSF puan ortalaması 25,39 (SD=8,67) dur ve toplam puana göre (IFSF toplam puan ≤30) kadınların %69.4’ü Cinsel İşlev Bozukluğu (CİB) yaşamaktadır. Jinekolojik şikayetlerle gelen kadınlarda CİB sıklığı (%78), kontrol (%61,5) ya da çocuk sahibi olmama (%53,7) sorunu nedeniyle gelen kadınlardan daha yüksek bulunmuştur (p<0,05). Ayrıca, hem kendisi hem de eşi 36 ve üzeri yaş grubunda olan ve 5 yıl ve daha az eğitim düzeyine sahip, görücü usulü ile evlenen, evlilik süresi 10 yıldan fazla olan, en az bir kez doğum yapmış olan ve kronik fiziksel bir hastalığı olan kadınlarda cinsel disfoksiyon görülme sıklığının daha yüksek olduğu belirlenmiştir (p<0,05). Sonuç. Jinekoloji polikliniğine herhangi bir nedenle başvuran kadınların yarısından fazlası CİB yaşamaktadır. CİB bozukluğu ileri yaş, eğitim düzeyi (düşük), evlenme şekli (görücü usulü), evlilik süresi (on yıldan fazla), kronik- fiziksel bir hastalığa sahip olma ve jinekolojik sorunlar ile ilişkilidir.

Anahtar sözcükler: Kadın, cinsellik, cinsel işlev bozukluğu

 

Abstract

Aim. This study was carried out to examine the prevalence of sexual dysfunction in married women attended to the gynaecologic outpatient clinic and it’s correlates. Methods. The study was carried out at gnyecologic outpatient clinic of a university hospital as a cross sectionally. The sapmle of research was consisted of 216 women who admitted to the gynaecological outpatient clinic between September 24th and December 4th 2012 due to various complaints or for control. The data was collected by Individual Characteristic Form and Index of Female Sexual Function (IFSF). One-Way Anova and chi square test were used in the statistical analysis of the data. Results. The IFSF mean score of the women is 25.39. According to the total IFSF score, 69.4% of the women has Sexual Dysfunction (SD). The SD prevalance in women who came due to gynaecological complaints (%78) was found to be higher from women who came for control (61.5%) or for infetility (53.7%). It was found that the SD prevalence was found to be higher among women who herself and her spouse of 36 years and older age group and educational level of less than 5 years, have been married for more than 10 years and arranged married, have given birth at least once, and have chronic physical disease. Conclusion. More than half of women admitted to the gynecologic outpatient clinic for any reason have SD. Sexual dysfunction was related to advanced age, educational level, type of marriage, years of marriage, chronic-physical disease and gynecological problems.

Keywords. Women, sexuality, sexual dysfunction