TY - JOUR ID - 9052 TI - Comparison of the Sexual Function among Women with and without Diabetes JO - Journal of Midwifery and Reproductive Health JA - JMRH LA - en SN - AU - Parnan, Azam AU - Tafazolim, Mahin AU - Azmoude, Elham AD - MSc in Midwifery, Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran AD - Lecturer, Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran AD - Lecturer, Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran Y1 - 2017 PY - 2017 VL - 5 IS - 4 SP - 1090 EP - 1097 KW - Diabetes KW - Iran KW - Sexual function KW - Women DO - 10.22038/jmrh.2017.9052 N2 - Background & aim: Globally, diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases, which is considered as the leading cause of sexual dysfunction. However, its effect on female sexual function is still inconspicuous. This study aimed to compare diabetic and non-diabetic women in terms of sexual function. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 180 diabetic and non-diabetic (n=90 for each group) women referring to the health facilities of Mashhad, Iran. The subjects were married, aged between 18 to 60 years and had experienced type II diabetes for at least one year. Data were collected using clinical and demographic characteristics questionnaire and Rosen’s Female Sexual Functioning Index. To analyse the data, analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), independent t-test, Mann-Whitney U test, and Chi-square test were run using SPSS, version 16. Results: The mean age of diabetic and non-diabetic was respectively 52.42±9.8 and 43.58±9.39. ANCOVA reflected a significant difference between diabetic and non-diabetic women in terms of total score of sexual function (P=0.002) and the score of five domains of desire (P=0.004), arousal (0.001), lubrication (0.003), orgasm (0.001) and satisfaction (0.002). Conclusion: Diabetes is a risk factor for sexual dysfunction in women, which causes negative effects on their sexual function; therefore, it is recommended to educate patients to protect them against these adverse effects. UR - https://jmrh.mums.ac.ir/article_9052.html L1 - https://jmrh.mums.ac.ir/article_9052_d8cad1a9a7776b48200ed3f9a95f0266.pdf ER -