title: Prevalence and risk factors of female sexual dysfunction among healthcare personnel in Malaysia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the prevalence and risk factors of female sexual dysfunction (FSD) among healthcare personnel in selected healthcare facilities in Malaysia.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a cross-sectional study carried out at three large healthcare facilities that were selected by convenience sampling. Within each facility, stratified random sampling was used to select suitable candidates to participate in the study (n=201). Validated questionnaires were used to assess depression, anxiety, sexual function in women and erectile dysfunction (ED) in their partners.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of FSD was 5.5%. Women with sexual dysfunction were more likely to be married longer (OR=4.08; 95% CI; 1.15-4.50), had lower frequency of sexual intercourse (OR=5.00; 95% C; 1.05-23.76) and had a spouse with ED (OR=24.35; 95% CI; 4.55-130.37). Multivariate analysis showed that ED was the strongest predictor for FSD (AOR=27.30; 95% CI; 4.706-159.08).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  One in eighteen female healthcare personnel suffered from FSD and presence of ED in the partner strongly impacted her sexual function, negatively. The findings highlight the importance of including the male partner in clinical assessment of FSD.
authors: Department of Psychological Medicine, University Malaya, Malaysia.
authors: Gurdeep Singh
authors: GS
authors: Grewal
authors: Jesjeet Singh
authors: JS
authors: Gill
authors: Hatta
authors: H
authors: Sidi
authors: Kaur
authors: K
authors: Gurpreet
authors: Stephen Thevanathan
authors: ST
authors: Jambunathan
authors: Nusrat J
authors: NJ
authors: Suffee
authors: Marhani
authors: M
authors: Midin
authors: Nik Ruzyanei
authors: NR
authors: Nik Jaafar
authors: Srijit
authors: S
authors: Das
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011897:Random Allocation; D012307:Risk Factors; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000453:epidemiology*; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult