title: Evaluation of sexual function, quality of life, and mental and physical health in pregnant women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate sexual function and its relationship with quality of life, and mental and physical health in pregnant women.
  
  
  METHODS
  Obtained results showed that 59 (39/3%) pregnant women were "very dissatisfied", 25 (16/7%) women were "moderately dissatisfied", 64 (42/7%) women were "both satisfied and unsatisfied", only 2 (1/3%) women were relatively satisfied, and no one was "very satisfied". There is a significantly negative weak correlation between female sexual function with anxiety and depression, while there is a significantly positive weak correlation between female sexual function with the general quality of life, psychological health and environment dimensions. Only depression predicts female sexual function significantly. The women more than 10 years passed of their marriage showed more sexual satisfaction compared to those less than 10 years passed of their marriage (p< 0.05). The roles of predictive variables in sexual dissatisfaction, as well as the limitations for the study are discussed in the article.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Obtained results showed that 59 (39/3%) pregnant women were "very dissatisfied", 25 (16/7%) women were "moderately dissatisfied", 64 (42/7%) women were "both satisfied and unsatisfied", only 2 (1/3%) women were relatively satisfied, and no one was "very satisfied". There is a significantly negative weak correlation between female sexual function with anxiety and depression, while there is a significantly positive weak correlation between female sexual function with the general quality of life, psychological health and environment dimensions. Only depression predicts female sexual function significantly. The women more than 10 years passed of their marriage showed more sexual satisfaction compared to those less than 10 years passed of their marriage (p< 0.05). The roles of predictive variables in sexual dissatisfaction, as well as the limitations for the study are discussed in the article.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Depression as same as environment heath had an important effect on sexual satisfaction in pregnant women and so assessment of depression and environment health in medical program for pregnant women is necessary. Also considering decrease in sexual satisfaction in aging training new methods for sexuality can be useful.
authors: Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Humanity, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Amir
authors: A
authors: Nik-Azin
authors: Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Humanity, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Mohammad Reza
authors: MR
authors: Nainian
authors: Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Arak Science and Research Branch, Arak, Iran.
authors: Mahnaz
authors: M
authors: Zamani
authors: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Sistan and Balochestan University, Zahedan, Iran.
authors: Marjan Rabani
authors: MR
authors: Bavojdan
authors: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Shahid Bahonar University, Kerman, Iran.
authors: Mozhgan Rabani
authors: MR
authors: Bavojdan
authors: Department of Psychology, University of science & culture, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Marjan Jamali
authors: MJ
authors: Motlagh
keywords: Mental and Physical Health; Quality of Life; Sexual Function