title: [Evaluation of the knowledge concerning women's sexuality in Tunisia].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Our objectives were to evaluate the theoretical knowledge about women's sexuality in a Tunisian population and to compare it according to the participant's gender.
  
  
  METHODS
  Our study consisted in investigating 55 men and as many women. Those surveyed had answered an anonymous autoquestionnaire comprising items related to woman's body anatomy, foreplay, women's attitudes during sexual intercourse, female orgasm and contraception.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fifty percent of the participants did not manage to reach the level of 50% of proper answers. Men had answered more incorrectly than had women (P<0.001). They had more erroneous answers than women concerning the importance of the knowledge of female anatomy and of the foreplay for the sexual satisfaction in women (P<0.001). Eighty percent thought that the simultaneity of the orgasm was obligatory for the sexual satisfaction of the couple.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Men had more erroneous answers than women, concerning the importance of the knowledge of the female anatomy, by both partners, for the sexual satisfaction of the woman. A good knowledge of the women body and of the importance of foreplays allows one to be conscious of the erotegenic zones and of knowing all the resources, which lead to physical pleasure. Awareness's campaigns contribute to fight against deficiencies surrounding women's sexuality, which would favor the opening out of the woman and the family.
authors: Service de psychiatrie C, CHU Hédi-Chaker, route El Aïn km 1, Sfax, Tunisia. kamounjihene@yahoo.fr
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Ben Thabet
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Charfeddine
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Zouari
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Elleuch
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Zouari
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Maâlej
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D003075:Coitus / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019359:Knowledge; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009948:Orgasm / Q000502:physiology; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012737:Sex Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D019529:Sexuality / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014416:Tunisia