Determination of Sexual Myth Awareness, Attitudes and Behaviors During Pregnancy

Year 2024, Volume: 8 Issue: 3, 296 - 304

Demet Çakır , Emine Aksüt Akçay , Hilal Özbek

https://doi.org/10.46332/aemj.1419979

Abstract

Purpose: This research aimed to assess sexual myth awareness, attitudes, and behaviors among pregnant women.

Materials and Methods: The analytical descriptive research was conducted between July 2023 and August 2023. The data were collected online from 314 pregnant women sampled in a province in the Mediterranean region using the Personal Information Form and the Sexual Myths in Pregnancy Scale (SMPS).

Results: The mean total score of the SMPS was 70.87±15.83, and it was found that pregnant women's perspective on sexual myths during pregnancy was above average. When the mean scores of the SMPS subscales were evaluated, pregnancy and sexuality were 13.12±3.40, the concern about the baby score was 17.05±4.38, the sex/attraction score was 14.25±3.76, and the concerns about pregnancy was 23.56±5.88. It was found that there was a significant difference between the SMPS total score and the variables of type of marriage, planned pregnancy, information received about sexual life during pregnancy, source of information about sexual life during pregnancy, information received about situations to avoid sexual intercourse during pregnancy, and how sexual life should be during pregnancy.

Conclusion: Pregnant women have been found to have higher than average sexual myths during pregnancy. It is important to provide training by health professionals, especially midwives, considering the factors related to the level of sexual myths during pregnancy.

Keywords

sexuality, sexual awareness, education, sexual life in pregnancy

Gebelikte Cinsel Mit Farkındalığı, Tutum ve Davranışlarının Belirlenmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışma gebelerde cinsel mit farkındalığını, tutum ve davranışlarını değerlendirmeyi amaçlamaktadır.

Araçlar ve Yöntem: Analitik tanımlayıcı çalışma Temmuz 2023-Ağustos 2023 tarihleri arasında gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veriler, Akdeniz bölgesindeki bir ilde örnekleme alınan 314 gebeden Kişisel Bilgi Formu ve Gebelikte Cinsel Mitler Ölçeği (GCMÖ) kullanılarak çevrimiçi olarak toplanmıştır.

Bulgular: GCMÖ toplam puan ortalaması 70.87±15.83 olup, gebelerin gebelikte cinsel mitlere bakış açısının ortalamanın üzerinde olduğu bulunmuştur. GCMÖ alt ölçeklerinin puan ortalamaları değerlendirildiğinde, gebelik ve cinsellik puanı 13.12±3.40, bebekle ilgili endişe puanı 17.05±4.38, seks/çekicilik puanı 14.25±3.76 ve gebelikle ilgili endişeler puanı 23.56±5.88'dir. GCMÖ toplam puanı ile evlilik türü, planlı gebelik, gebelikte cinsel yaşam hakkında alınan bilgi, gebelikte cinsel yaşam hakkında bilgi kaynağı, gebelikte cinsel ilişkiden kaçınılması gereken durumlar hakkında alınan bilgi ve gebelikte cinsel yaşamın nasıl olması gerektiği değişkenleri arasında anlamlı bir fark olduğu bulunmuştur.

Sonuç: Gebe kadınların gebelik sırasında ortalamanın üzerinde cinsel mitlere sahip olduğu bulunmuştur. Gebelikte cinsel mitlerin düzeyi ile ilgili faktörler göz önüne alınarak başta ebeler olmak üzere sağlık profesyonelleri tarafından eğitim verilmesi önemlidir.

Keywords

cinsellik, cinsel farkındalık, eğitim, gebelikte cinsel yaşam

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