Bandırma Onyedi Eylül Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri ve Araştırmaları Dergisi 2687-2145 Bandırma Onyedi Eylül Üniversitesi 10.46413/boneyusbad.1667223 Obstetrics and Gynocology Nursing Doğum ve Kadın Hastalıkları Hemşireliği Evli Kadınlarda Obezitenin Cinsel Yaşam Kalitesi Üzerine Etkisi An Evaluation of the Relationship Between Obesity and Sexual Quality of Life in Married Women https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7089-6648 Şahin Sevil Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3070-6560 Arıöz Ayten Ufuk Üniversitesi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6370-0245 Karagöl Büşra Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4816-9775 Bilmez Gizem Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2991-4837 İlkin Aydın Emine Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6811-263X Dikmen Rukiye Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8353-1605 Ünsal Alaettin Osman Gazi Üniversitesi 04 27 2026 8 1 95 107 03 28 2025 02 05 2026 Copyright © 2019, Bandırma Onyedi Eylül Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri ve Araştırmaları Dergisi 2019 Bandırma Onyedi Eylül Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri ve Araştırmaları Dergisi

Amaç: Bu kesitsel çalışma, evli kadınlar arasında obezite prevalansını belirlemek, obezite ile ilişkili seçilmiş sosyodemografik ve davranışsal risk faktörlerini incelemek ve obezite ile cinsel yaşam kalitesi arasındaki ilişkiyi değerlendirmek amacıyla yapılmıştır.Gereç ve Yöntem: Araştırma, 1 Mart–1 Aralık 2023 tarihleri arasında çevrim içi olarak 534 evli kadın ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veriler, literatür doğrultusunda hazırlanmış yapılandırılmış anket formu ve Cinsel Yaşam Kalitesi Ölçeği kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Verilerin normal dağılıma uygunluğu Shapiro-Wilk testi ile değerlendirilmiştir. İstatistiksel analizlerde Ki-kare testi, Mann-Whitney U testi ve lojistik regresyon analizi kullanılmıştır.Bulgular: Katılımcıların %12.2’sinin obez olduğu belirlenmiştir (n = 65). Obezite prevalansının yaş ile birlikte arttığı ve 29 yaş ve altındaki kadınlarda obezite sıklığının daha ileri yaş gruplarına göre anlamlı düzeyde daha düşük olduğu saptanmıştır. Cinsel Yaşam Kalitesi Ölçeği puanları 0–91.11 arasında değişmekte olup, ortalama puan 22.46 ± 22.52 ve ortanca değer 13.33’tür.Sonuç: Obez kadınların cinsel yaşam kalitesi puanlarının obez olmayan kadınlara göre daha yüksek olduğu belirlenmiştir. Bulgular, obezite ile cinsel yaşam kalitesi arasındaki ilişkinin yaş ve bireysel faktörlerden etkilenebileceğini düşündürmektedir.

Aim: This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the prevalence of obesity among married women, to examine selected sociodemographic and behavioral risk factors associated with obesity, and to evaluate the relationship between obesity and sexual quality of life.Material and Methods: This study was conducted online between March 1 and December 1, 2023, with a sample of 534 married women. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire developed based on the literature and the Sexual Quality of Life Scale. The Shapiro-Wilk test was used to assess the normality of data distribution. Chi-square test, Mann-Whitney U test, and logistic regression analysis were used for statistical analysis.Results: The prevalence of obesity among participants was 12.2% (n = 65). Obesity prevalence increased with age, and women aged 29 years and younger had a significantly lower prevalence compared to older age groups. Sexual Quality of Life Scale scores ranged from 0 to 91.11, with a mean score of 22.46 ± 22.52 and a median of 13.33.Conclusion: Obese women were found to have higher sexual quality of life scores compared to non-obese women. The findings suggest that the relationship between obesity and sexual quality of life may be influenced by age-related and individual factors.

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