title: Sexual Life During Pregnancy: Effect of an Educational Intervention on the Sexuality of Iranian Couples: A Quasiexperimental Study.
abstract: The sexual life of couples and their needs during pregnancy receive little attention in practice. The aim of this study was to evaluate an educational intervention delivered to pregnant couples to improve their sexual function and satisfaction. This quasiexperimental study was conducted on 128 couples, allocated into two groups of intervention (group A: couples, group B: pregnant women) and one control group (C). Postintervention, the mean of the total score of sexual function and satisfaction of the couples was significantly higher in the intervention groups compared with the control group (p < 0.05). It seems sexuality education specific for prenatal care would be effective.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Faculty of Medical Sciences , Tarbiat Modares University , Tehran , Iran.
authors.forename: Masumeh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heidari
authors.affiliation: a Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Faculty of Medical Sciences , Tarbiat Modares University , Tehran , Iran.
authors.forename: Farkhondeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Amin Shokravi
authors.affiliation: b Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences , Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran.
authors.forename: Farid
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zayeri
authors.affiliation: c Department of Health Promotion, Iranian Academic Center for Education , Culture and Research (ACECR) , Tehran , Iran.
authors.forename: Seyed Ali
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Azin
authors.affiliation: d Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies, Iranian Institute for Reduction of High-Risk Behaviors , Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran.|e Brain & Spinal Cord Injury, Neuroscience Institution , Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran.
authors.forename: Effat
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Merghati-Khoei
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003075:Coitus; D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011247:Pregnancy; D037841:Pregnant People / Q000523:psychology; D012736:Sex Education / Q000379:methods*; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires