The prevalence and associated risk factors of female sexual dysfunction among healthcare personnel / Gurdeep Singh Grewal

Sexual dysfunction is a complex disorder, influenced by a broad range of physical and psychosocial factors which adversely affects quality of life. Objective: To determine the prevalence and risk factors of female sexual dysfunction (FSD) among healthcare personnel in three government hospitals in...

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Main Author: Gurdeep Singh, Grewal
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Published: 2012
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description Sexual dysfunction is a complex disorder, influenced by a broad range of physical and psychosocial factors which adversely affects quality of life. Objective: To determine the prevalence and risk factors of female sexual dysfunction (FSD) among healthcare personnel in three government hospitals in Malaysia. Methods: 201 female healthcare personnel comprising doctors, allied health workers, nurses and ward assistants were randomly selected to participate in this cross-sectional study. Validated Malay Versions of the General Health Questionnaire-30, Female Sexual Function Index and the International Index of Erectile Function-5 were used to assess for depression and anxiety, sexual function in women and erectile dysfunction(ED) in their partners respectively. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 16. Results: The prevalence of FSD was 5.5%, and women with sexual dysfunction were more likely to be married more than 20 years (OR=4.08; 95% CI; 1.15-4.50), have a frequency of sexual intercourse of less than once week (OR=5.00; 95% C; 1.05-23.76) and have a spouse suffering from mild to moderate ED (OR=24.35; 95% CI; 4.55-130.37). The prevalence of desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasmic and pain disorder was 18.9%, 3.5%, 2.5%, 2.0% and 3.0% respectively and of sexual dissatisfaction 3.5%. Conclusion: One in twenty female healthcare personnel suffered from FSD with low sexual desire being the most prevalent disorder and presence of ED in the partner negatively impacts her sexual function.
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spelling um-72602017-08-16T02:04:34Z The prevalence and associated risk factors of female sexual dysfunction among healthcare personnel / Gurdeep Singh Grewal Gurdeep Singh, Grewal R Medicine (General) Sexual dysfunction is a complex disorder, influenced by a broad range of physical and psychosocial factors which adversely affects quality of life. Objective: To determine the prevalence and risk factors of female sexual dysfunction (FSD) among healthcare personnel in three government hospitals in Malaysia. Methods: 201 female healthcare personnel comprising doctors, allied health workers, nurses and ward assistants were randomly selected to participate in this cross-sectional study. Validated Malay Versions of the General Health Questionnaire-30, Female Sexual Function Index and the International Index of Erectile Function-5 were used to assess for depression and anxiety, sexual function in women and erectile dysfunction(ED) in their partners respectively. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 16. Results: The prevalence of FSD was 5.5%, and women with sexual dysfunction were more likely to be married more than 20 years (OR=4.08; 95% CI; 1.15-4.50), have a frequency of sexual intercourse of less than once week (OR=5.00; 95% C; 1.05-23.76) and have a spouse suffering from mild to moderate ED (OR=24.35; 95% CI; 4.55-130.37). The prevalence of desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasmic and pain disorder was 18.9%, 3.5%, 2.5%, 2.0% and 3.0% respectively and of sexual dissatisfaction 3.5%. Conclusion: One in twenty female healthcare personnel suffered from FSD with low sexual desire being the most prevalent disorder and presence of ED in the partner negatively impacts her sexual function. 2012 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/7260/1/FILE_A_MISC.pdf application/pdf http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/7260/2/FILE_B_THESIS_TEXT.pdf Gurdeep Singh, Grewal (2012) The prevalence and associated risk factors of female sexual dysfunction among healthcare personnel / Gurdeep Singh Grewal. Masters thesis, University of Malaya. http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/7260/
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Gurdeep Singh, Grewal
The prevalence and associated risk factors of female sexual dysfunction among healthcare personnel / Gurdeep Singh Grewal
title The prevalence and associated risk factors of female sexual dysfunction among healthcare personnel / Gurdeep Singh Grewal
title_full The prevalence and associated risk factors of female sexual dysfunction among healthcare personnel / Gurdeep Singh Grewal
title_fullStr The prevalence and associated risk factors of female sexual dysfunction among healthcare personnel / Gurdeep Singh Grewal
title_full_unstemmed The prevalence and associated risk factors of female sexual dysfunction among healthcare personnel / Gurdeep Singh Grewal
title_short The prevalence and associated risk factors of female sexual dysfunction among healthcare personnel / Gurdeep Singh Grewal
title_sort prevalence and associated risk factors of female sexual dysfunction among healthcare personnel / gurdeep singh grewal
topic R Medicine (General)
url http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/7260/
http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/7260/1/FILE_A_MISC.pdf
http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/7260/2/FILE_B_THESIS_TEXT.pdf