A non-randomized study of sexual health education on the sexual function of primigravid women

BMC Women's Health

Table 2 Comparison of sexual function before intervention, 4, and 8 weeks after intervention in the two groups

Sexual function		Intervention group (n = 40)				Control group (n = 40)
		Baseline	4 weeks	8 weeks	P value^a	Baseline	4 weeks	8 weeks	P_value^b	P_value^c
		Mean ± SD			P value^a	Mean ± SD			P_value^b	P_value^c
Desire		3.02 ± 1.22	4.39 ± 0.83	4.32 ± 1.08	< 0.001	3.64 ± 0.78	3.87 ± 0.86	3.36 ± 0.85	0.445	< 0.001
Arousal		2.31 ± 1.64	4.02 ± 1.61	4.02 ± 1.46	< 0.001	3.03 ± 1.84	3.44 ± 1.59	2.76 ± 1.68	0.07	< 0.001
Lubrication		2.95 ± 1.93	4.17 ± 0.1.62	4.46 ± 1.56	< 0.001	3.57 ± 2.03	3.87 ± 1.64	2.85 ± 1.58	0.71	<0.001
Orgasm		2.70 ± 1.85	4.06 ± 1.60	4.26 ± 1.53	< 0.001	3.43 ± 1.95	3.91 ± 1.47	3.11 ± 1.62	0.63	< 0.001
Satisfaction		3.41 ± 1.32	4.40 ± 1.37	4.72 ± 1.12	< 0.001	4.23 ± 1.39	4.36 ± 1.09	3.52 ± 1.12	0,91	< 0.001
Pain		3.75 ± 2.37	4.78 ± 1.87	4.74 ± 1.62	< 0.001	3.86 ± 2.27	4.60 ± 1.76	4.29 ± 1.93	0.52	< 0.001
Total Female Sexual Function Index	Mean ± SD	19.16 ± 9.04	25.83 ± 7.79	26.53 ± 7.03	< 0.001	21.78 ± 9.43	24.07 ± 7.37	20.91 ± 7.02	0.31	< 0.001

Abbreviation: MD; mean differences, SD; standard deviation
^a Comparison of before, 4, and 8 weeks after intervention in intervention group by repeated measures analysis of variance (rANOVA)
^b Comparison of before, 4, and 4 weeks after intervention in control group by rANOVA
^c: Comparison of total female sexual function index in intervention and control groups by rANOVA

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