Prevalencia y factores asociados al retorno de la actividad sexual de las mujeres en los primeros 6 meses posparto en el hospital municipal en Cuenca, año 2022.

Abstract

Background: The postpartum period in women is a stage where factors that can influence sexual activity occur. Despite being a prevalent problem, adequate importance is not given and female sexuality is considered an exclusively reproductive function. Objectives: To identify the prevalence and factors that condition and/or determine whether women can return to sexual activity in the first 6 months after childbirth during the period March-August 2022. Methods: cross-sectional quantitative and analytical study, carried out in the gynecology area of the Municipal Hospital of Cuenca in a sample of 180 puerperal women. A form was created with sociodemographic, obstetric, biological and psychological data from the EVAS-M. Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS v.24 software; results were presented through frequencies, percentages, averages and standard deviation; the association of factors was analyzed using the chi- square test, with significance les than 0.05. Results: the average age was 29.24±6.90 years; 49.4% married; 51.7% had a secondary education level; 85.0% lived in urban areas; 60.6% had a cesarean delivery; 69.4% were indifferent to sexual satisfaction; 12.8% have years of dissatisfaction; 44.4% returned to sexual activity for their partner and 50.6% returned to sexual activity after 40 days. Conclusions: the prevalence of the return to sexual activity of postpartum women in outpatient consultation at the Municipal Hospital of Cuenca was high and was associated with the level of education, time and cause of return, vaginal delivery, postpartum time, tear and episiotomy.