التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Contraceptive use and sexual function: a comparison of Italian female medical students and women attending family planning services. |
| المؤلفون: |
Guida, M., Troisi, J., Saccone, G., Sarno, L., Caiazza, M., Vivone, I., Cinque, C., Aquino, C. I. |
| المصدر: |
European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care; Dec2019, Vol. 24 Issue 6, p430-437, 8p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
FAMILY planning services, MEDICAL students, ABORTION, SEXUAL dysfunction, WOMEN'S sexual behavior, CONTRACEPTION, FAMILY planning, PSYCHOLOGY of medical students, LIFESTYLES, HUMAN sexuality, PATIENT satisfaction, SOCIOECONOMIC factors, ORAL contraceptives, HEALTH behavior, ALCOHOL drinking, HEALTH attitudes, PATIENT compliance, CERVICAL caps, SMOKING, ANIMALS, EDUCATIONAL attainment |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
ITALY |
| مستخلص: |
Objectives: The aims of the study were to understand how education relates to contraceptive choice and how sexual function can vary in relation to the use of a contraceptive method.Methods: We surveyed female medical students and women attending a family planning service (FPS) in Italy. Participants completed an online questionnaire which asked for information on sociodemographics, lifestyle, sexuality and contraceptive use and also included items of the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI).Results: The questionnaire was completed by 413 women (362 students and 51 women attending the FPS) between the ages of 18 and 30 years. FSFI scores revealed a lower risk of sexual dysfunction among women in the control group who did not use oral hormonal contraception. The differences in FSFI total scores between the two study groups, when subdivided by the primary contraceptive method used, was statistically significant (p < 0.005). Women using the vaginal ring had the lowest risk of sexual dysfunction, compared with all other women, and had a positive sexual function profile. In particular, the highest FSFI domain scores were lubrication, orgasm and satisfaction, also among the control group. Expensive contraception, such as long-acting reversible contraception, was not preferred by this young population, even though such methods are more contemporary and manageable. Compared with controls, students had lower compliance with contraception and a negative attitude towards voluntary termination of pregnancy.Conclusion: Despite their scientific knowledge, Italian female medical students were found to need sexual and contraceptive assistance. A woman's sexual function responds to her awareness of her body and varies in relation to how she is guided in her contraceptive choice. Contraceptive counselling is an excellent means to improve female sexuality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| قاعدة البيانات: |
Complementary Index |
