Research Article

Assessment of the Views of Undergraduate Students about Female Body and Sexual Life in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period

Volume: 10 Number: 1 March 28, 2018
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Assessment of the Views of Undergraduate Students about Female Body and Sexual Life in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period

Abstract

Objective: In this study, we aimed to determine the views of undergraduate students about the female body and sexual life during pregnancy and the postpartum (PP) period.

Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted with 466 students from a public university in the spring semester of the academic year of 2015-2016. The data were collected using a questionnaire. Statistical analyzes included means, standard deviations, percentage distributions and chi-square test (X2).

Results: Of the students who participated in the survey, 64.4% were female, 26.4% were senior students, and the mean age of the students was 21.62±2.47 years. The rates of female and male students who stated that pregnancy suits the female body were 56% and 36.1%, respectively. In contrast, the rates of female and male students who stated that the PP period does not suit the female body were 40.3% and 25.9%, respectively. We found similar ratios of female (50.7%) and male (57.9%) students regarding the opinion that pregnancy adversely affects sexual life, which was explained in turn by the following options: "Sexual intercourse during pregnancy may harm the baby", "Pregnancy may reduce the frequency of sexual intercourse", "I do not find it ethical to have sex during pregnancy", "Pregnancy may reduce the sense of pleasure experienced during sexual intercourse", and "I think that sexual intercourse during pregnancy is not religiously appropriate." The only positive option about sexual life in the PP period was "Incision/episiotomy in the birth canal makes sexual intercourse easier / reduces pain" with participation rates of 85.7% and 16.6% in female and male graduates, respectively. Additionally, vaginal birth, episiotomy and breastfeeding were listed as factors that adversely affect sexual life in the PP period.

Conclusion: It was concluded that physical changes in the PP period caused aesthetic concerns for female students, while male students had a more negative attitude towards sexual life during pregnancy, and negative opinions about sexual life in the PP period were widespread among the undergraduate students.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Tuba Ucar
Türkiye

Ayse Sonmez This is me
Türkiye

Publication Date

March 28, 2018

Submission Date

April 20, 2017

Acceptance Date

December 19, 2017

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 10 Number: 1

APA
Aksoy Derya, Y., Ucar, T., Erdemoglu, C., Yilmaz, A. N., & Sonmez, A. (2018). Assessment of the Views of Undergraduate Students about Female Body and Sexual Life in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period. Konuralp Medical Journal, 10(1), 105-111. https://doi.org/10.18521/ktd.307362
AMA
1.Aksoy Derya Y, Ucar T, Erdemoglu C, Yilmaz AN, Sonmez A. Assessment of the Views of Undergraduate Students about Female Body and Sexual Life in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period. Konuralp Medical Journal. 2018;10(1):105-111. doi:10.18521/ktd.307362
Chicago
Aksoy Derya, Yesim, Tuba Ucar, Cigdem Erdemoglu, Ayse Nur Yilmaz, and Ayse Sonmez. 2018. “Assessment of the Views of Undergraduate Students about Female Body and Sexual Life in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period”. Konuralp Medical Journal 10 (1): 105-11. https://doi.org/10.18521/ktd.307362.
EndNote
Aksoy Derya Y, Ucar T, Erdemoglu C, Yilmaz AN, Sonmez A (March 1, 2018) Assessment of the Views of Undergraduate Students about Female Body and Sexual Life in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period. Konuralp Medical Journal 10 1 105–111.
IEEE
[1]Y. Aksoy Derya, T. Ucar, C. Erdemoglu, A. N. Yilmaz, and A. Sonmez, “Assessment of the Views of Undergraduate Students about Female Body and Sexual Life in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period”, Konuralp Medical Journal, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 105–111, Mar. 2018, doi: 10.18521/ktd.307362.
ISNAD
Aksoy Derya, Yesim - Ucar, Tuba - Erdemoglu, Cigdem - Yilmaz, Ayse Nur - Sonmez, Ayse. “Assessment of the Views of Undergraduate Students about Female Body and Sexual Life in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period”. Konuralp Medical Journal 10/1 (March 1, 2018): 105-111. https://doi.org/10.18521/ktd.307362.
JAMA
1.Aksoy Derya Y, Ucar T, Erdemoglu C, Yilmaz AN, Sonmez A. Assessment of the Views of Undergraduate Students about Female Body and Sexual Life in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period. Konuralp Medical Journal. 2018;10:105–111.
MLA
Aksoy Derya, Yesim, et al. “Assessment of the Views of Undergraduate Students about Female Body and Sexual Life in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period”. Konuralp Medical Journal, vol. 10, no. 1, Mar. 2018, pp. 105-11, doi:10.18521/ktd.307362.
Vancouver
1.Yesim Aksoy Derya, Tuba Ucar, Cigdem Erdemoglu, Ayse Nur Yilmaz, Ayse Sonmez. Assessment of the Views of Undergraduate Students about Female Body and Sexual Life in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period. Konuralp Medical Journal. 2018 Mar. 1;10(1):105-11. doi:10.18521/ktd.307362

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