Prevalencia y factores asociados a la actividad sexual en pacientes embarazadas atendidas en el Hospital Municipal de Cuenca 2022

Abstract

Background: the state of pregnancy leads women to have some psychological, social and biological changes; so sexual function can be affected at this stage. Objective: to identify the prevalence and factors associated with sexual activity in pregnant patients treated at the Municipal Hospital of Cuenca during the period March - August 2022. Methodological design: quantitative, analytical, cross-sectional study. The sample consisted of 175 pregnant women from the gynecology area of the Municipal Hospital of Cuenca. A form based on the EVAS-M questionnaire was applied. The analysis was performed in the statistical programs SPSS 24 and Epi-Info 07. Results: the average age was 28.05±6.18 years (95% CI: 27.12-28.97), the most frequent age group was 26-32 years (41.1%); 52.6% were married, 80.6% had a high school education, 64.0% lived in urban areas, and 84.6% were Catholic. 61.7% had 27 or more gestational weeks; 40% have had a single gesta; 77.1% have information about sexuality during pregnancy; 42.9% had sexual intercourse 2 times a week; 37.1% had their last sexual intercourse during the first trimester; 63.4% considered that their self-esteem is medium level and 62.9% that sexual activity causes little harm to the fetus. Significant mean differences were found for groups defined by age, residence, marital status, level of education, religion, having information on sexuality during pregnancy, coital frequency, last sexual intercourse according to trimester of pregnancy, level of self-esteem and considering damage to the fetus. Conclusions: sexual dysfunction in pregnant women increases in the third trimester of pregnancy