. Maryam Mohammadi; . MohammadBagher Khani
Volume 11, Issue 8 , September 2021, , Pages 1-9
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Pregnancy is a special period in a woman’s life during which physical, mental,social, and cultural changes would affect sexual desires during this period. The present ...
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BACKGROUND: Pregnancy is a special period in a woman’s life during which physical, mental,social, and cultural changes would affect sexual desires during this period. The present study wasconducted to compare the effect of face‑to‑face education and using educational films on the sexualdysfunction in couples.MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present study was a semi‑experimental research. Studypopulation contained pregnant women and their husbands. Samples were selected randomly. Datawere gathered using demographic characteristic questionnaire and sexual dysfunction in men andwomen questionnaire. Sample size was 96 couples (32 couples in the face‑to‑face group, 32 in theeducational films group, and 32 in the control group). Data were analyzed using SPSS20 software.RESULTS: The mean total score of preintervention sexual function in face‑to‑face education groupwas 46.72 ± 9.79, in educational film group 47.82 ± 13.07, and in control group 43.84 ± 12.76. Inthe case of postintervention, it was, respectively, 60.62 ± 9.72, 57.37 ± 14.74, and 43.61 ± 14.21.Face‑to‑face education led to the treatment of sexual dysfunction during pregnancy (P < 0.001). Inthe educational film group (P = 0.40), sexual dysfunction during pregnancy was not treated, but therewas an improvement in sexual function (P = 0.001). In the control group, there was a significantdifference regarding the decrease in the score of sexual function and untreated sexual dysfunctionduring pregnancy (P = 0.001). Furthermore, no improvement was observed in the sexual dysfunctionduring pregnancy (P = 0.90).CONCLUSIONS: According to the results, face‑to‑face and film education are effective in sexualfunction during pregnancy, but face‑to‑face education in pregnancy is more effective in the treatmentof sexual dysfunction, and so this causes promoting sexual health during this period.