Yağmur Yurdagül, Orhan İlksen
Faculty of Health Sciences, Inönü University, 44280-Malatya, Turkey.
High School of Nursing, Munzur University, Tunceli, Turkey.
Afr Health Sci. 2019 Jun;19(2):1881-1887. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v19i2.11.
Sexuality is an important factor that completes the lives of individuals and affects people in all age groups.
To examine the sexual functions of women before and after menopause.
This cross-sectional study was conducted at the Family Health Centers in Tunceli Turkey,\ between September 2014 and February 2015. The study data were obtained using a Questionnaire and the Female Sexual Function Index. The data were analyzed by number, percentage distribution, mean, standard deviation, t-test, and using binary logistic regression analysis.
The mean Female Sexual Function Index score of the women was 23.8±8.0. The Female Sexual Function Index score of 59.7% of women was below the cut-off score (26.55) and was accepted indicative of sexual dysfunction. Low educational level (P < 0.01), low income (P < 0.01), and menopausal status (P < 0.0001) of the women were risk factors for sexual dysfunction.
Prevalence of sexual dysfunction in the women was very high and they indicated no effort to seek medical care. Low educational and income level and menopausal status of the women were three factors increasing the risk of sexual dysfunction. Awareness of the society and the healthcare professionals about the issue should be increased.
性是构成个体生活的重要因素，影响着所有年龄组的人群。
研究绝经前后女性的性功能。
这项横断面研究于2014年9月至2015年2月在土耳其通杰利的家庭健康中心进行。研究数据通过问卷调查和女性性功能指数获得。数据通过数量、百分比分布、均值、标准差、t检验以及二元逻辑回归分析进行分析。
女性的平均女性性功能指数得分为23.8±8.0。59.7%的女性的女性性功能指数得分低于临界值（26.55），被认为存在性功能障碍。女性的低教育水平（P < 0.01）、低收入（P < 0.01）和绝经状态（P < 0.0001）是性功能障碍的危险因素。
女性性功能障碍的患病率非常高，且她们表示没有寻求医疗护理的努力。女性的低教育和收入水平以及绝经状态是增加性功能障碍风险的三个因素。应提高社会和医疗保健专业人员对该问题的认识。
