Disfunción sexual femenina y factores asociados desde la perspectiva familiar, Chiquintad, 2020

Abstract

Background: female sexual dysfunction is a public health problem that affects the individual and the family, it is a poorly studied problem, of multifactorial cause, it causes a progressive deterioration of the couple relationship. A timely evaluation, in a certain time, will help to avoid and overcome the relationship crisis and will generate the necessary processes to strengthen the family structure and functionality. Objectives: to establish the prevalence of sexual dysfunction in women in a stable union and associated factors from the family perspective in the Chiquintad parish, 2020. Methods: an analytical, cross-sectional study was developed with a sample of 370 participants, women in stable union in the Chiquintad parish. The participants were evaluated using the questionnaires, the self-perceived communication scale in the relationship, the sexual function questionnaire for women and the previously validated family functionality questionnaire that included demographic variables and associated factors. This information was processed through the statistical program SPSS 20, the verification of the hypothesis was analyzed through the PR with its 95% CI and p value <0.05. Results: it was identified that the prevalence of sexual dysfunction in married women or in a stable union was 46.2%; an association was established between female sexual dysfunction with: negative communication style (p = 0.000; PR = 1.79); and with family dysfunction (p = 0.007; PR = 1.35) constituting both risk factors. Conclusions: A statistically significant association could be established between the factors: communication style, relationship time less than 10 years; family dysfunction.