title: Prevalence and correlates of sexual dysfunction among young adult married women in rural China: a population-based study.
abstract: The study investigates prevalence of sexual dysfunction (SD), sexual satisfaction and their correlates in the rural female population in China. An anonymous cross-sectional study was carried out in a random sample of 1178 married of age 20-39 years in Dengfeng County, Henan, China. The prevalence of having at least one SD was 43 and 38% of the respondents were satisfied with their sexual life; 64.0% thought that sex was not important to them; and 85.7% believed that they do not have adequate sex-related knowledge. Having SD and high sexual satisfaction were associated with high mental health or vitality quality of life scores and better perceived health status. Other independent predictors of SD included sociodemographic variables, biological variables, life style factors and masturbation. It is concluded that SD was prevalent among the studied women and were associated with mental health. The sexual health among married women needs to be improved in rural China.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong. jlau@cuhk.edu.hk
authors.forename: J T F
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000367:Age Factors; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D015995:Prevalence; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012424:Rural Population; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors