title: The Ebony Sex Survey and the sex lives of African-American women: a call to healthcare providers.
abstract: Abuse, sexual satisfaction, and sexual dysfunction are issues that are not readily addressed in the African-American population, but they are on the minds of many. Ebony decided to pose these and other questions to African-American women in a survey titled, "Are You Satisfied?" Respondents were subscribers to Ebony as well as newsstand readership. Participants either filled out the survey on the Ebony website or sent in a paper copy to be tabulated. African-American women (N=7800) from all walks of life responded and discussed their abuse histories, their relationships, their ability or inability to reach orgasm, their medical histories and level of comfort in discussing their problems with their physicians, as well as many other issues. Results indicate that 37% of the sample self-reported early sexual abuse at the hands of immediate and/or extended family members; 15%-18% have been treated for high blood pressure, STDs/HIV, and/or fibroids; and 33% have experienced an inability to achieve orgasm in the last year. Of the sample 47% stated that they had not discussed these problems with their physicians.
authors.affiliation: drhopes4u@aol.com
authors.forename: Hope E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Ashby
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007989:Libido; D008875:Middle Aged; D009948:Orgasm; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016387:Women's Health / Q000208:ethnology*